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ἐπαλλακτικῶς
ἐπαλλάξ
ἐπάλλαξις
ἐπαλλάσσω
ἐπαλληλία
ἐπάλληλος
ἐπαλληλότης
ἐπαλλόκαυλος
ἐπάλμενος
ἐπάλξιον
ἔπαλξις
ἐπαλξίτης
ἔπαλπνος
ἐπαλφιτόω
ἐπαλωστής
ἐπαμ
ἐπαμαξεύω
ἐπαμάομαι
ἐπαμβαίνω
ἐπαμβατήρ
ἐπαμβλήδην
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ἔπαλξις
ἔπαλξ-ις, εως, ,(ἐπαλέξω)
A). means of defence: mostly in pl., battlements, Il. 12.263 , Hdt. 9.7 , A. Th. 30 , 158 (lyr.), E. Ph. 1158 , etc.; τὰς ἐ. ἀπώσαντες Th. 3.23 ; αἱ οἰκίαι .. ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσι Id. 4.69 , cf. 115 .
b). in sg., mostly, line of battlements, parapet, Il. 12.381 ,al. (never in Od.); οἱ παρ’ ἔπαλξιν the defenders of the wall, Th. 2.13 , cf. 7.28 , Ar. Ach. 72 : pl., of individual crenellations, Th. 3.21 .
2). generally, defence, protection, πλούτου A. Ag. 381 (lyr.); σωτηρίας E. Or. 1203 , etc.
3). court for trial of homicide, EM 353.26 , AB 243 .


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a means of defence

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ἔπαλξις
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ἔπαλξις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επαλξις
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37985
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-37986
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἔπαλξ-ις</span>, <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἐπαλέξω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">means of defence</span>: mostly in pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">battlements,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:263" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.263/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.263 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 9.7 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 30 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:158/canonical-url/"> 158 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1158 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὰς ἐ. ἀπώσαντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.23 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἱ οἰκίαι .. ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 4.69 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:115/canonical-url/"> 115 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> in sg., mostly, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">line of battlements, parapet,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:381" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.381/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 12.381 </a>,al. (never in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">οἱ παρ’ ἔπαλξιν</span> the defenders of the wall, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.13 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.28/canonical-url/"> 7.28 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 72 </a>: pl., of individual <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">crenellations,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.21 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">defence, protection,</span> <span class="quote greek">πλούτου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:381" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:381/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 381 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">σωτηρίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1203" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1203/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 1203 </a> , etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> court for trial of homicide, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:353:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:353.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 353.26 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AB</span> 243 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}