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ἐπομφάλιος

ἐπομφάλιος, on the navel

ἐπομφάλιος [ᾰ], ον, (ὀμφαλός)
  • on the navel or central point, βάλεν δεινὸν σάκος..μέσσον ἐ. in the centre, on the boss of the shield, Il. 7.267; σῦκον ἐ. a fig with a navel-like stalk, AP 6.22 (Zon.).
    • II Subst. ἐπομφάλιον, τό, the umbilical region, Parth. 35.4, Poll. 2.169.
      • 2 plaster applied to the navel, ἐ. καθαρτικά Aët. 3.135, cf. Philum.ib. 9.25.

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