ἐπιδήμ-ιος,ον(butα,ον
IG 9(1).333.7 ( Locr. )),
A. among the people,ἐπιδήμιοι ἁρπακτῆρεςplunderersof one's own countrymen, Il. 24.262 ;πόλεμος ἐ.civilwar, 9.64 ;ἐπιδαμίᾳ δίκᾳ χρήστω IGl.c.;ἔφαντ' ἐ.εἶναι σὸν πατέρ'that he wasat home, Od. 1.194 ;ἐ. ἔμποροι residentmerchants, Hdt. 2.39 ;οὐδ' εὐνῆς αἰδὼς ἐ. A.R. 2.1023 : generally,common, commonplace, τοῦτο τοὐπιδήμιον
Plu. 2.735a
.
2. .sojourning among, ψυχὴ . . ἐ. ἄστροις
IG 12(8).609.3
(Thasos);settling ina place, A.R. 1.827 .
3. . of diseases,prevalent, epidemic, ἴκτερος
Hp. Int. 37
.
4. .ἐπιδήμια θύεινsacrificein honour of a visitorarrival, Him. Ecl. 36.1 .