ἐπίορκος

ἐπίορκ-ος, ον,

• sworn falsely, of oaths, εἰ δέ τι τῶνδʼ ἐπίορκον Il. 19.264: freq. in the phrase ἐπίορκον ὀμόσσαι take a false oath, swear falsely, 3.279, 19.260, Hes. Op. 282, Th. 232; in full, ἐπίορκον ὅρκον ὤμοσε Ar. Ra. 150; and so ἐ. ἐπομνύναι (v. ἐπόμνυμι); but in Il. 10.332 ἐ. ἐπώμοσε he swore a bootless oath, i.e. one which he meant to fulfil, but the gods willed otherwise.
• • II of persons, forsworn, perjured, Hes. Op. 804, Schwyzer 179a (Crete), E. El. 1355 (anap.), Ar. Nu. 399, al.: Sup. -ότατος Antipho 6.48. Adv. -κως Hdn. 6.9.2.

ἐπίορκος, falsch schwörend, meineidig ; Hes. O. 802 ; Ar. Nub. 398 u. oft ; Xen. Ages. 1.12 ; ἐπιορκότατος Antiph. 6.48 u. Sp.; εἰ δέ τι τῶνδʼ ἐπίορκον, falsch geschworen, Il. 19.264, wie ἐπίορκον ὅρκον ὤμοσεν Ar. Ran. 150 ; ἐπίορκον ὀμνύναι, einen Meineid schwören, Il. 3.279 (aber ἐπίορκον ὤμοσε, er schwor einen vergeblichen Eid, der nicht in Erfüllung ging, ohne daß er einen Meineid beabsichtigte, 10.332); Hes. O. 280, wie ἐπὶ δʼ ὅρκον ὀμεῖται 192 ; Mosch. 4.76 ; μή τι θεοὺς ἐπίορκον ἐπόμνυθι Theogn. 1195.
• Adv. ἐπιόρκως , mit Eidbruch, Hdn. 6.9.2.

ἐπίορκος

[app. ἐπι- 5 + ὅρκος. In violation of one’s oath.]

• • 1

    Falsely sworn Il. 19.264.

  • 2

    In neut. ἐπίορκον as adv., of swearing, falsely, so as to perjure oneself: ὅτις κʼ ἐ. ὀμόσσῃ Il. 3.279, Il. 19.260, ἐ. ἐπώμοσεν Il. 10.332 (here of unintentional falsity, the fulfiment of the oath turning out to be impossible).

ἐπίορκος : falsely sworn, false, Il. 19.264; as subst., ἐπίορκον, false oath, Il. 3.279; vain oath, Il. 10.332.

ἐπίορκος ἐπί-ορκος, ον

• • Isworn falsely, of oaths, Il.: as Subst., ἐπίορκον ὀμνύναι to take a false oath, swear falsely, Il., Hes.: but also, ἐπ. ἐπώμοσε he swore a bootless oath, Il.
  • IIof persons, forsworn, perjured, Hes., Eur., etc.