ἐπιπλοκή

ἐπιπλοκή, ἡ,

• plaiting together, ῥίζαι κατʼ ἐπιπλοκὴν δασεῖαι matted roots, Dsc. 4.187; ἐπιπλοκαὶ ἀτόμων entanglements, Ph. 2.489: metaph., τῶν αἰτίων πρὸς ἄλληλα Plot. 3.1.2.
• • • 2 union, intercourse, πρὸς ἀλλήλους Plb. 5.37.2; τῶν βαρβάρων Str. 14.2.28; εἰς τοὺς τόπους Plb. 2.12.7 (but ἐ. εἰς Πελοπόννησον intermeddling with the affairs of P., Id. 4.3.3): c. dat., Phld. Ir. p.47 W.; connexion of people with one another, Stoic. 3.90, 161 (pl.); φίλων ἐπιπλοκαὶ ἑστιατικαί friendly relations . ., ib. 254; sexual intercourse, D.S. 4.9, Plu. Sol. 20 (pl.), etc.
    • 3 combination of styles, in pl., D.H. Dem. 37, Hermog. Stat. 5; concatenation of cause with effect, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.293, 265.
    • 4 complexity, confusion, muddle, τοῦ βίου Men. 16.8D.; ἐ. σοφιστικαί involved arguments, Alex.Aphr. in Metaph. 270.30.
    • 5 Gramm., insertion of a letter, Ath. 7.324d, Hdn.Gr. 2.928; combination, στοιχείων, λέξεων, A.D. Synt. 3.11, 4.10.
    • • b alloying of metals, Ps. Democr. p.54 B.
      • c mixed nature of disease, Gal. Sect.Intr. 6; esp. of fevers, Id. 7.370, al.
    • 6 in Metre, conversion of rhythms by change in order of syllables, Mar. Vict.p.63K.; also, a group of rhythms thus related, ἐ. δυαδικὴ τετράσημος, τρίσημος, ibid., cf. Juba ib.p.94K., Sch.Heph.p.110C., al.

ἐπιπλοκή, ἡ, Verflechtung, Verknüpfung, Luc. Char. 16 ; der Umgang, Verkehr, βραχεῖά τις ἦν ἐπιπλοκὴ πρὸς ἀλλήλους Pol. 5.37.2 ; εἰς Πελοπόννησον 4.3.3, öfter ; καὶ συνήθεια Strab. XIV.662 ; von fleischlicher Vermischung, DS. 4.9, 5.32, wie Plut. Sol. 20. – In der Metrik, Hephaest. p. 83 ff.