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ἐπισημασία

ἐπισημασία, marking

ἐπι-σημᾰσία, ἡ,
  • marking, notice, ἄξιος ἐπισημασίας Plb. 39.1.1; τυχεῖν -ασίας Id. 30.1.2, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.12 S., al., etc.; ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους ἐ. εὐνοϊκῆς τυγχάνειν Plb. 6.6.8; pl., acclamations, Cic. Att. 1.16.11, cf. 14.3.2 (sg.): in bad sense,-ασίας ἔτυχεν ὑπὸ τοῦ δαιμονίου κεραυνωθείς D.S. 16.83.
    • II marking of letters in a cipher, Aen.Tact. 31.3.
    • III symptom, and hence access of an illness, Gal. 7.426, 10.604, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.130; signs of the seasons, Epicur. Ep. 2 p.43 U., Plb. 1.37.4, D.S. 1.49, Placit. 2.19.1 (pl.); indication of weather to be expected, Ptol. Phas. p.11 H.(pl.), al.
      • 2 pl., changes in the weather, Stoic. 3.184, Gp. 7.10.

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