ἐπιτίμ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
castigation, censure, criticism, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.48, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 258, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1355a24; ἐπιτίμησιν ἐπιτιμᾶν [prev. author] “Pol.” 1340b40: _plural_, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.1. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II enhancement in price, σίτου [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 4.117. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 Rhet., heightening, by use of a stronger term, [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor “De Figuris” 2.28. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]