Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἐπιμον-ή

ἐπιμον-ή,ἡ,

A. tarrying, delay, Th. 2.18 ;residence,

Sammelb. 5343.42

(ii A.D.).

2. .steadfastness, Pl. Cra. 395b , Plu. Sert. 16 ;persistence, Sor. 2.16 , 40 ; of fruit, Thphr. CP 2.9.8 .

3. .staying still, inactivity, of a patient confined to bed, Phld. Ir. p.29 W.

4. . Rhet.,dwelling on a point, treating it elaborately, Longin. 12.2 , Demetr. Eloc. 280 , Hermog. Id. 1.11 , Alex. Fig. 1.10 , etc.

II. .ἐν ἐπιμονᾷ τινος, of a balance left in thehandsof the treasurer, IG 14.423

ii 5 .