τύρσις,ἡ, gen.ιος
Hp. Art. 43 , X. An. 7.8.12 ;ιδος
IG 12(7).115.4 (Amorgos,ii/i B. C.); acc.
A.
τύρσιν
Pi. O. 2.70
, Hp.l.c., X. An. 7.8.13 : nom. and acc. pl.τύρσεις,gen.εων, dat.εσι, ib. 4.4.2 , HG 4.7.6 , Cyr. 7.5.10 ; acc. pl. τύρσιας
Lyc. 834
, Maiist. 2 :—alsoτύρρις, Hsch. (whence Lat.turrisis borrowed):—tower,
Pi. l.c., Hp. l. c. (cf. Gal. 18(1).518 ); esp.tower on a wall, bastion,
X. ll. cc.; opp.προμαχών,
J. BJ 5.4.3 sq.; also,walled cityorfortified house,
Nic. Al. 2 ;= villa rustica, πύργος, IGl.c.