[ER ØIFOS , oJ , a young goat, kid, Hom.
II. e[rifoi, oiJ , Lat. hoedi , a constellation (rising in Oct.) which brought storms, Theocr.
ejrivcruso"
ejriv-cru<Eth>so" , on , rich in gold, Anth.
ejriwvlh
ejriwvlh , hJ , a hurricane, applied to Cleon by Ar. :— deriv. uncertain; for the deriv. in Ar. from e[rion ojlluvnai , wool-consumption, is a mere pun.
eJrkei`o"
eJrkei`o" , on , or a, on , of or in the e{rko" or front court, Zeu;s \Erkei`o" , the household god, because his statue stood in the e{rko" , Od., Hdt. , etc.
2. puvlai, quvra e{rk . the gates, door of the court, Aesch .; eJrkeivo" stevgh the court itself, Soph.
eJrkivon
eJrkivon , tov , ( e{rko" ) a fence, inclosure, Hom.
e{rko"
e{rko" , eo", tov , ( e[rgw, ei{rgw ) a fence, hedge, wall, Hom .; esp. round the court-yards of houses, Od.:—also the place enclosed, the court-yard, Hom .; Kivssinon e{rko" , i.e. Susa, Aesch. ; gaiva" e{rko" a fenced city, Eur. ; e{rko" iJrovn , i.e. the altar, Soph. ; e{rko" ojdovntwn the ring or wall which the teeth make round the gums, i.e. the teeth, Hom .; sfragi`do" e{rko" , i.e. a seal, Soph.
2. metaph. any fence, e{rko" ajkovntwn a defence against javelins, Il.; e{rko" belevwn Ib.:—of persons, e{rko" jAcaiw`n , of Ajax, e{rko" jAcaioi`sin polevmoio , of Achilles, Ib.
3. a net, toils, snare for birds, Od.; mostly in pl. , Ar. :— metaph. , th`" Divkh" ejn e{rkesin Aesch.
eJrkou`ro"
eJrk-ou`ro" , on , watching an enclosure, Anth.
eJrkthv
eJrkthv , hJ , Ion. for eiJrkthv .
e{rma , ato", tov , a prop, support, used to keep ships upright when ashore, Il.: metaph. of men, e{rma povlho" prop or stay of the city, Lat. columen , Hom .; melainevwn e{rmÆ ojdunavwn , of a sharp arrow, the foundation, i.e. the cause, of pangs, Il.
II.
a sunken rock, reef,
on which a vessel may strike,
Hdt.
,
Aesch.
,
etc.
III.
a mound, cairn, barrow,
Soph.
IV.
that which keeps a ship steady, ballast,
Plut.
(Deriv. uncertain.)
e{rma
e{rma , ato", tov , ( ei[rw A) in pl. e{rmata , earrings, Hom.
eJrmagevlh