Ἐξ ἐπιπολῆς
from the surface, superficially
Translated by David Whitehead22 May 2007Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
As if [to say] not with a view to depth, but to visibility.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐξ ἐπιπολῆς· οἷον οὐκ εἰς βάθος, ἀλλ' εἰς ὄψιν.
Betacode
*)ec e)pipolh=s: oi(=on ou)k ei)s ba/qos, a)ll' ei)s o)/yin.
Notes
- The headword, a prepositional phrase, must be quoted from somewhere; perhaps Lucian, who has several instances. Similar entry in other lexica, including Photius epsilon1163.
cf. epsilon 2512, epsilon 2529, epsilon 2530, epsilon 3197, kappa 1874.