ἐπισκύνιον[ῠ],τό ,
A. skin of the browswhich projects over the eyes and is knitted in frowning ( Arist. GA 780b28 ),πᾶν δέ τ' ἐπισκύνιον κάτω ἕλκεται ὄσσε καλύπτων, of a lion, Il. 17.136 ;δεινὸν ἐ. ξυνάγων, of Aeschylus, Ar. Ra. 823 (hex.); τοῖον ἐ. βλοσυρῷ ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ
Theoc. 24.118
, cf. APl. 4.100 ;ῥυσὸν ἐ., πολιὸν ἐ., AP 6.64 ( Paul.Sil. ), 7.117 ( Zenod. ); evenφαιδρὸν ἐ. ib. 12.159 ( Mel. );ἐπιστρέψας γυρὸν ἐ., of one who puts on a wise face, ib. 11.376.8 ( Agath. ): in pl., Posidipp. ap. Ath. 10.414e : hence,
II. .superciliousness,γυμνώσαντο βίου παντὸς ἐ., of Diogenes, AP 7.63 , etc.; but in Plb. 25.3.6 , simply,austerity, gravity of deportment.
III. .Adj. ἐπισκύνιος,ον ,supercilious,
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