check, cessation,
ἐποχή,ἡ , ̔ἐπέχὠ
A. check, cessation,
ἡ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἐ.
Plb. 38.11.2
;μετ' ἐποχῆςwitha check,
Id. 10.23.4 ;ἐποχὰς ποιεῖν..τῆς προκοπῆςtocheckadvance, Plu. 2.76d , cf. Plot. 6.2.13 .
2. retention,
σπέρματος
Gal. 8.420
; οὔρων
Philum. Ven. 25.2
; σκυβάλων
Sor. 2.20
;ἀναπνοῆς(in hysteria) ib. 26 ; γαστρός
Gal. 6.315
; butἐ. ἐμμήνων suppression(notretention) of the menses, Sor. 2.6 , al.
II. Philos.,suspension of judgement,
Metrod. Herc. 831.6 , Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.39 , Cic. Acad.Pr. 2.18.59 , Arr. Epict. 1.4.11 , S.E. P. 1.10 , Gal. 1.40 , etc.
2. suspenseof payment, etc., τὰ ἐν ἐποχῇ ἕως ὁρισμοῦ καρπῶν
BGU 599.3
(ii A.D.), cf. PRyl. 214.34
(ii A.D.), etc.
III. stoppage, pause,of light during an eclipse, Plu. 2.923b .
2. Astron.,positionas referred to celestial or terrestrial latitude and longitude, Ptol. Alm. 7.4 , 12.8 ;πόλεωνib. 2.13 (pl.);ἀστέρων ἐποχαί positions(longitudes) of stars in a horoscope, Plu. Rom. 12 ;αἱ φαινόμεναι τῆς σελήνης ἐ.,opp.αἱ οὖσαι,
Procl. Hyp. 4.49 .
b. fixed point in timein reference to which positions are defined and from which their changes are computed,epoch,
Ptol. Alm. 3.9 ; perh. alsoposition at such a fixed point(also calledepoch), ib. 3.7 .
3. in Musical theory,periodof vibration, Nicom. Harm. 3 (pl.).
