ἔρῠμα,ατος,τό, (ἐρύω Β)
A. fence, guard, ἔ. χροός,of defensive armour, Il. 4.137 ; of a cloak, Hes. Op. 536 ; θώρακας, ἐρύματα σωμάτων
X. Cyr. 4.3.9
; ἔ. νιφετοῦ a defence against..,
Call. Fr. 142
;τὸ ἔ. τοῦ τείχεοςthedefence given byit, Hdt. 7.223 , 225 ; περιβαλέσθαι ἕρκος, ἔ. τῶν νεῶν
Id. 9.96
, cf. Th. 8.40 ;ἔ. Τρώων the wallof Troy, S. Aj. 467 ; ἔ. λίθοις ὤρθωσαν a breast-work,
Th. 6.66
;ἔ. τειχίζεσθαι, τειχίζειν,
Id. 1.11 , X. HG 2.3.46 ; also of a river or trench used as a militarydefence,
Id. An. 2.4.22 .
2. safeguardordefence, ἔ. χώρας,of the Areopagus, A. Eu. 701 ; παῖδας ἔ. δώμασι
E. Med. 597
;ἔ. πολεμίας χερός against..,ib. 1322 ; ἔ. χθονὸς ὄφρα βάλοιτο