ἔρυμα
ἔρυμα
ἔρῠμα, ατος, τό,
ἐρύομαι
a fence, guard, ἔρυμα χροός, of defensive armour, Il., Xen.; τὸ ἔρ. τοῦ τείχεος the defence given by it, Hdt.: absol. a bulwark, breastwork, Thuc.
a safeguard, of the Areopagus, Aesch.; παῖδας ἔρ. δώμασι Eur.