on
ἐπι[πόλ]-αιος,ον,
A. on the surface, superficial, Hp. Art. 69 ( Comp. ); ῥίζα
Dsc. 4.184
, cf. Thphr. HP 3.6.4 ( Sup. ), al.; λεπτὸν καὶ ἐ. δέρμα
Arist. Pr. 890a13
; τραῦμα
Luc. Nav. 37
.
2. .ὀστέον shallow(of the skull), Hp. VC 21 ;ὀφθαλμοί, i.e. not deep-set, X. Smp. 5.5 .
3. . metaph.,superficial, shallow,commonplace, παιδεία
Isoc. 15.190
; ἐ. ἡδοναὶ καὶ διατριβαί
D. 61.56
;ἐ. πιθανότης
Dsc. Ther.Praef.
;-ότατος πυρετός slightfever, Diocl.Fr. 107 ;ἐ. ὕπνος lightsleep, Luc. Gall. 25 ; ἔρως
Id. DMeretr. 8.2
;ἐπιστήμης . . φύσις(compared to a well) οὐκ ἐ. ἀλλὰ πάνυ βαθεῖα
Ph. 1.621
.
b. .on the surface, manifest: hence,obvious,ἐ. λέγομεν τὰ
παντὶ δῆλα
Arist. Rh. 1410b22
, cf. 1412b25 ; ἐπιπολαιότερον τοῦ ζητουμένου
Id. EN 1095b24
;ἡ -οτάτη . . ζήτησιςthemost obviousmethod of inquiry, Id. Pol. 1276a19 ;ἐπιπόλαιον τὸ ψεῦδοςib. 1282b30 .
II. .Adv. -ως on the surface, τιτρώσκειν
J. BJ 3.7.22
.
2. .slightly, Hp. Aph. 2.28 ;superficially, Arist. Metaph. 987a22 : Comp.
-οτέρωςib. 993b13 .
III. .ἐπιπόλαιον,τό , v. ἐπίπλοον .
IV. .ἐπιπόλαια χρήματα, = ἔπιπλα , Leg.Gort. 5.41 , cf. GDI 5016.15 (Gortyn).
