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ἐπασσύτερος

ἐπασσύτερος, one upon another, one after another

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ἐπασσυτέρας feminine accusative plural, feminine genitive singular of ἐπασσύτερος

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ἐπασσύτερος [ῠ], α, ον, Ep. Adj.
  • one upon another, one after another, mostly in pl., ἐπασσύτεραι κίνυντο φάλαγγες Il. 4.427; πάντας ἐπασσυτέρους πέλασε χθονί 8.[277]; σκοποὶ ἷζον αἰὲν ἐπασσύτεροι watchers sat one after another, i.e. at short distances, Od. 16.366; τριηκοσίας πέτρας πέμπον ἐ. Hes. Th. 716; ἐ. ποσὶν ἕρπον Nic. Th. 717: and in sg., κῦμα . . ὄρνυτʼ ἐπασσύτερον wave upon wave, Il. 4.423.
    • II frequent, repeated, λυγμοί Nic. Th. 246: with sg. word, ἐ. οὖρος, perh. following breeze or ever-freshening, A.R. 1.579; and so ἐ. βιότοιο χρησμοσύνη ever-growing penury, Id. 2.472. (Perh. from ἐπ-αν(α)-σ(ε)υ-.)

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