ἔπος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ἔποςεοςουςnreltd.εἶπον gener., sg. and pl.that which is spoken or an act of speakingutterance, speechwordoft. in a sense determined by ctxt., e.g. ref. to an oracle, advice, proverb, order, message, storyHom.wordcontrasted w. action, esp. ἔργονHom. specif., esp. ref. to etymology or meaningsingle wordwordHdt. Ar. Pl.line of hexameter versesg. and pl.line, verseeither of epic poetry or of an oraclePi. Hdt. Th. Pl.sg.passageof epic poetryPl.line of versein metres other than hexametersg. and pl.verseof dramaAr.pl., of lyricAlcm. Pi.of elegyThgn. prep.phr., usu. w.neg.πρὸς ἔποςto the purpose, to the pointi.e. in a way that is useful or relevantAr. Pl.for ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν practically, seeεἶπον 10

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