ἐπασσύτερος
ἐπασσύτερος [ῠ],
α,
ον, Ep. Adj.
A). one upon another, one after another, mostly in pl.,
ἐπασσύτεραι κίνυντο φάλαγγες Il. 4.427 ;
πάντας ἐπασσυτέρους πέλασε χθονί 8 .
[277] ;
σκοποὶ ἷζον αἰὲν ἐπασσύτεροι watchers sat
one after another, i.e. at short distances,
Od. 16.366 ;
τριηκοσίας πέτρας πέμπον ἐ. Hes. Th. 716 ;
ἐ. ποσὶν ἕρπον Nic. Th. 717 : and in sg.,
κῦμα .. ὄρνυτ’ ἐπασσύτερον wave
upon wave,
Il. 4.423 .
II). frequent, repeated, λυγμοί Nic. Th. 246 : with sg. word,
ἐ. οὖρος, perh.
following breeze or
ever-freshening, A.R. 1.579 ; and so
ἐ. βιότοιο χρησμοσύνη ever-growing penury,
Id. 2.472 . (Perh. from
ἐπ-αν(ἀ-ς(ἐυ-.)
ShortDef
one upon another, one after another
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Headword (normalized):
ἐπασσύτερος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επασσυτερος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-38359
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπασσύτερος</span> <span class="pron greek">[ῠ]</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, Ep. Adj. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one upon another, one after another,</span> mostly in pl., <span class="quote greek">ἐπασσύτεραι κίνυντο φάλαγγες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:427" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.427/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.427 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πάντας ἐπασσυτέρους πέλασε χθονί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8/canonical-url/"> 8 </a> .<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:[277]" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:%5B277%5D/canonical-url/"> [277] </a>; <span class="foreign greek">σκοποὶ ἷζον αἰὲν ἐπασσύτεροι</span> watchers sat <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one after another,</span> i.e. at short distances, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:366" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.366/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 16.366 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τριηκοσίας πέτρας πέμπον ἐ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:716" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:716/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 716 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. ποσὶν ἕρπον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:717" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:717/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 717 </a> : and in sg., <span class="foreign greek">κῦμα .. ὄρνυτ’ ἐπασσύτερον</span> wave <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">upon</span> wave, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:423" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.423/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.423 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">frequent, repeated,</span> <span class="quote greek">λυγμοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:246/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 246 </a> : with sg. word, <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. οὖρος,</span> perh. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">following</span> breeze or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ever-freshening,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:579" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.579/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 1.579 </a>; and so <span class="foreign greek">ἐ. βιότοιο χρησμοσύνη</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ever-growing</span> penury, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:472" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.472/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.472 </a>. (Perh. from <span class="foreign greek">ἐπ-αν(ἀ-ς(ἐυ-.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}