Aeschin,
2. c. acc. rei, ejpikourei`n tini ceimw`na to keep it off from one, Lat. defendere , Xen. Hence ejpikouvrhma
ejpikouvrhma
ejpikouvrhma , ato", tov , protection, ciovno" against snow, Xen. ; and ejpikouvrhsi"
ejpikouvrhsi"
ejpikouvrhsi" , ew", hJ , protection, kakw`n against evils, Eur.
ejpikouriva
ejpikouriva , Ion. -ivh , hJ , ( ejpikourevw ) aid, succour, Hdt ., Aesch. , etc.
II. an auxiliary or mercenary force, Hdt ., Thuc.
ejpikourikov"
ejpikourikov" , hv, ovn , ( ejpikourevw ) serving for help, assistant, Plat.
2. of troops, auxiliary, allied, Thuc .: to; ejpikourikovn , = ejpikouriva II , Id.
ejpivkouro"
ejpiv-kouro" , oJ , an assister, ally, Il., Hdt. ; of the allies of Troy, Trw`e" hjdÆ ejpivkouroi Il.
2.
in
Att.
,
ejpivkouroi
were
mercenary troops,
opp. to
the citizen-soldiers (
poli`tai
),
Thuc.
,
Xen.
3.
=
dorufovroi
,
the bodyguards
of kings,
Hdt.
II.
as
Adj.
assisting, aiding,
c. dat.
pers., Il.,
Ar.
,
etc.
2.
c. gen.
rei,
defending
or
protecting against,
Soph
.,
Eur.
,
Xen.
ejpikoufivzw
ejpi-koufivzw , f. Att. iw` , to lighten a ship by throwing out part of its cargo, Hdt. : metaph. , ejp. tou;" povnou" to lighten ones labours, Xen. :— c. gen. rei, to relieve of a burden, Eur.
II. to lift up, support, Soph .: metaph. to lift up, encourage, Xen.
ejpikravzw
ejpi-kravzw , pf. -kekra<Eth>ga , to shout to or at, tiniv Luc.
ejpikraivnw
ejpi-kraivnw , Ep. -kraiaivnw : f. -kra±nw` : aor. I -evkra<Eth>na , Ep. -evkrhna and -ekrhvhna :— to bring to pass, accomplish, fulfil, Il.; nu`n moi tovdÆ ejpikrhvhnon ejevldwr grant me now this prayer, fulfil it, Ib.:— Pass. , crusw`/ dÆ ejpi; ceivlea kekravanto were finished off with gold, Od.
ejpivkranon
ejpiv-kra<Eth>non , tov , ( krav" ) that which is put on the head, a head-dress, cap, Eur.
II. the capital of a column, Id.
ejpikravteia
ejpikravteia , hJ , ( ejpikra±thv" ) mastery, dominion, possession, Xen.
II. of a country, a realm, dominion, Id.