ἐπίγραμμ-α,ατος,τό,
A. inscription, E. Tr. 1191 ; esp. of the name of the maker on a work of art, or of the dedicator on an offering, Hdt. 5.59 , 7.228 , Th. 6.54 , 59 .
b. .sepulchral inscription in verse, epitaph, IG 14.1746 , etc.
c. .commemorative inscription, D. 20.112 : hence, = ἐπιγραφή
1.4 , App. Pun. 94 .
2. .short poem, usu. in elegiac verse,epigram, Hieronym.Rhod. ap. Ath. 13.604f , Callistr. ap. eund. 3.125c , etc.
3. .titleof a work, Alex. 135.4 , 10 , D.H. Rh. 8.8 , Gal. 6.372 , etc.; of a picture, Ael. VH 9.11 .
4. .written estimateordemandof damages, D. 38.2 ;titleorlabelof a criminal charge, Arist. Rh. 1374a1 .
5. .mark brandedon a slave's forehead, Herod. 5.79 .