σκέπ-η, ἡ,
= σκέπας, covering, shelter, protection, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀρχαίης ἰητρικῇς” 16; σ. ἄκαπνος [prev. author] “Acut.” 65 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of clothes, [[[prev. author]] Refs]Aër.[[ 8 ] Refs]; of arms, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.22.3, etc. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of the flesh as the covering of bones, [[ 5th-4th c.BC: Timaeus Locrus Philosophus 100b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the hair, σκέπης χάριν αἱ τρίχες [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 658a18 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; δεῖσθαι σκέπης[[ [prev. work] 20; σ. δερματική [prev. author] “GA” 719b4 ] Refs]; σ. φλοιῶτις,= φλοιός, [[ 3rd c.BC: Lycophron Tragicus 1422. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II shelter, protection, τὰ δεόμενα σκέπης the parts of the body needing protection, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.10.9; σκιὰν καὶ σ. παρέχειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 76d; ἐν σκέπῃ εἶναι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 689b29; σ. ἔχειν 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 5.65. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 with genitive, σ. πνευμάτων shelter from them, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 3; so ἐν σκέπῃ τοῦ πολέμου 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.172, 215; τοῦ φόβου [prev. author] 1.143; τοῦ κρύους 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 9.57: but ὑποστέλλειν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὸ τὴν Ῥωμαίων σ] Refs 5th c.BC+]. under their protection, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.16.10 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὄντα αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ σκέπην being under his protection, [[ PTeb. 34.12 (2nd-1st c.BC); ἀντέχεσθαι τῆς σῆς σ. [prev. work]40.9 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἔξω ἱεροῦ.. καὶ πάσης σ. [[ “Sammelb.” 5680.19 (3rd c.BC),compare “PHib.” 1.93.5 (3rd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]