ἐπιγουν-ίς,ίδος,ἡ,
A. part above the knee, great muscle of the thigh, taken as a sign of strength and vigour,κεν . . μεγάλην ἐπιγουνίδα θεῖτοhe would grow a stoutthigh-muscle, Od. 17.225 ; οἵην ἐπιγουνίδα φαίνει
18.74
,cf. Theoc. 26.34 , Alciphr. 3.19 , Philostr. Im. 2.24 ; prob. in this sense in A.R. 3.875 .
II. . = ἐπιγονατίς ,knee-pan, Hp. Art. 70 , 77 , Philostr. Gym. 35 ;knee, Arat. 254 , 614 .