ἔπος
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, story
Hom.wordcontrasted w. action, esp. [ἔργον]
Hom. specif., esp. ref. to etymology or meaningsingle wordword
Hdt. Ar. Pl.line of hexameter versesg. and pl.line, verseeither of epic poetry or of an oracle
Pi. Hdt. Th. Pl.sg.passageof epic poetry
Pl.line of versein metres other than hexametersg. and pl.verseof drama
Ar.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, see[εἶπον] 10
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