ἐπί-κλησις, εως, ἡ,
surname, additional name; used by [[ Hom. only in _accusative_ _absolutely_, like{ἐπίκλην}, and mostly ἐπίκλησιν καλέειν, as Ἀστυάναξ, ὃν Τρῶες ἐπίκλησιν καλέουσιν] Refs] Astyanax, as they call him by surname (his name being Scamandrius), [[ Il. 22.506 ] Refs]; Ἄρκτος, ἣν καὶ Ἄμαξαν ἐ. καλέουσι which they call also the Wain, [[ 18.487, compare 7.138, 22.29 ] Refs]; Τιτῆνας ἐ. καλέεσκεν.. τιταίνοντας ἀτασθαλίῃ μέγα ῥέξαι ἔργον named them Titans, after their endeavouring.. (ἐπὶ τῷ τιταίνειν), [[ Hes. “Th.” 207; so in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus, ἐ. δὲ ἡ κρήνη ἐπικαλέεται Ἡλίου 4.181 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἀθηναίης ἐ. Ἀσσησίης 1.19; also, in name only, nominally, [Μενέσθιον] τέκε Πολυδώρη Σπερχειῷ, αὐτὰρ ἐ. Βώρῳ she bare him to Spercheius (really), but nominally to Borus, [[ Il. 16.177; τὸν τοῦ βουκόλου ἐπίκλησιν παῖδα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.114 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ἐ. [[ Apollod. 1.3.2 ] Refs]; opposed to ὄνομα, [[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 5.21. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2. after Hom., in other cases, surname, name, [[ Th. 1.3, etc. ] Refs]
__3. imputation, charge, [[ [prev. author] 7.68, “PLille” 29.27 (3rd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐ. ἔχει κακὸς ἐ̄ιναι 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 9.4.
__4. title, [[ D.C. 37.6, etc.] Refs]; βασιλέα ἄξιον τῆς ἐ.[[ Jul. “Or.” 2.70c. ] Refs]
__5. announcement of result of an election, [[“OGI” 458.82 (1st c.BC, _plural_). ] Refs 1st c.BC+]