ε2411Ἐπίκωπος
to the hilt, through and through
[Meaning] armed with a sword. Because the hilt (kw/ph) [is] the handle of the sword. Or meaning by ship, [kw/ph] being also a naval term ['oar-handle']. And Homer [says]: "for I do not have oared ships". "At the time of…
Ἐπίκωπος· ξιφήρης. κώπη γὰρ ἡ λαβὴ τοῦ ξίφους. ἢ ἀντὶ τοῦ διὰ νεώς, καὶ ναυτικὸς ὤν. καὶ Ὅμηρος· οὐ γάρ μοι νῆες εἰσὶν ἐπήρετμοι. ἐπὶ Ποπλίου συνθήκας ἐποιήσαντο Ῥωμαῖοι καὶ…
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