ἐπιτείχ-ισμα,ατος,τό,
A. fortorstronghold placed on the enemy's frontier, v.l. in
Id. 8.95 , cf. X. HG 5.1.2 ;τινίorἐπί τινα againstone, κατασκευάζειν ὑμῖν ἐ. τὴν Εὔβοιαν
D. 8.66
; ἐπὶ τὴν Ἀττικήν
Id. 18.71
; κατὰ τῆς πόλεως
D.H. 3.43
: c. gen.,ἔχουσι τοσαῦτ' ἐ. τῆς αὑτοῦ χώραςholding so manyfortresses which commandhis country, D. 4.5 .
2. metaph.,τῆς αὑτῆς ἀρχῆς ἐ. πρὸς τὸ μηδ' ὁτιοῦν παρακινεῖν a barrierorobstacleto.., Id. 15.12 ; ὥσπερ ἐ. τοῖς υἱοῖς κατάγει τὸν Ἀντίπατρον
J. BJ 1.23.1
;τὴν φιλοσοφίαν ἐ. τῶν νόμων a barrier against,ora bulwark in defence of,the laws, Alcid. ap. Arist. Rh. 1406b11 ;ἐ. τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων παθῶν
ἡ ποιητικὴ καθέστηκεν
S.E. M. 1.298