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ἐπισυστρέφω
ἐπισύσχεσις
ἐπίσυχνος
ἐπισφαγίς
ἐπισφάζω
ἐπίσφαιρα
ἐπισφαίριον
ἐπισφακελίζω
ἐπισφακέλισις
ἐπισφάλεια
ἐπισφαλής
ἐπισφάλλω
ἐπίσφατον
ἐπισφάττω
ἐπισφελίτης
ἐπισφετερίζομαι
ἐπισφήκιον
ἐπισφηκόω
ἐπίσφηνος
ἐπισφηνόω
ἐπισφήνωσις
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ἐπισφαλής
ἐπισφαλ-ής, ές,(σφάλλομαι)
A). prone to fall, unstable, precarious, τὰ μεγάλα πάντα ἐπισφαλῆ Pl. R. 497d ; -εστέρα δύναμις D. 2.15 , cf. Arist. EN 1155a10 ; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] Id. Pol. 1264b6 ; ἐ. φύσει βίος Men. Epit. 126 .
II). (σφάλλω) making to fall, misleading, εἰς βλάβην Plu. 2.653d , etc.
2). dangerous, νόσημα Hp. VM 9 ; νόσοι Ph. 2.413 ; καιροί Plb. 1.66.12 : Sup. -εστάτη, χώρα Id. 2.29.2 ; τοῦ ἀγχιβαθοῦς τῶν ἑλῶν *(πωμαίοις -σφαλοῦς ἐσομένου Hdn. 7.2.5 ; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] παρακοῦσαι Epicur. Fr. 200 . Adv. -λῶς, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι, to be in danger, Plb. 6.25.4 , Plu. Sol. 13 ; ἐ. βεβηκώς LXX Wi. 4.4 : Sup. -έστατα, περᾶσαι Plu. Cat.Mi. 15 .
3). dubious, Adv. Comp. -έστερον Aristeas 314 .


ShortDef

prone to fall, unstable, precarious

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Headword:
ἐπισφαλής
Headword (normalized):
ἐπισφαλής
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επισφαλης
IDX:
41178
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-41179
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπισφαλ-ής</span>, <span class="itype greek">ές</span>,(<span class="etym greek">σφάλλομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prone to fall, unstable, precarious,</span> <span class="quote greek">τὰ μεγάλα πάντα ἐπισφαλῆ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:497d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:497d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 497d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">-εστέρα δύναμις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 2.15 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1155a:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1155a.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1155a10 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπισφαλές</span> [<span class="foreign greek">ἐστι</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1264b:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1264b.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1264b6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. φύσει βίος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epit.</span> 126 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> (<span class="etym greek">σφάλλω</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">making to fall, misleading,</span> <span class="quote greek">εἰς βλάβην</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.653d </span> , etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dangerous,</span> <span class="quote greek">νόσημα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VM</span> 9 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">νόσοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:413" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.413/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.413 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">καιροί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:66:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:66:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 1.66.12 </a> : Sup. <span class="quote greek">-εστάτη, χώρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:29:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:29:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.29.2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ ἀγχιβαθοῦς τῶν ἑλῶν *(πωμαίοις -σφαλοῦς ἐσομένου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:7:2:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:7:2:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 7.2.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι</span>] <span class="quote greek">παρακοῦσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg003:200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg003:200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 200 </a> . Adv. <span class="foreign greek">-λῶς, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι,</span> to be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in danger,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:25:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:25:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 6.25.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg007:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg007:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sol.</span> 13 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. βεβηκώς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:4:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg035:4.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Wi.</span> 4.4 </a> : Sup. <span class="quote greek">-έστατα, περᾶσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg050:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg050:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cat.Mi.</span> 15 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dubious,</span> Adv. Comp. <span class="foreign greek">-έστερον</span> Aristeas<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg050:314" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg050:314/canonical-url/"> 314 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}