ἐσσήν

ἐσσήν (A), ῆνος, ὁ,

A priest of Artemis of Ephesus, in pl., SIG352.6 (iv B. C.), 363.10 (iii B.C.), Paus.8.13.1.

II king,

θεῶν ἐ. Call.Jov. 66

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Μυρμιδόνων ἐ. Id.Aet.1.1.23

(expld. as,=οἰκιστής by Hdn.Gr.2.923) : prop. king bee (i. e. queen bee), acc. to EM383.31. (ἑσσήν in Call.Aet.1.1.23 (Pap.), perh. because of supposed connexion with ἑσμός, ἕσσαι, or ἡσσάω.)

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ἐσσήν (B), ῆνος, ὁ, transliteration of Hebr.

A [hudot ]ōšen, worn by Jewish priests, J.AJ3.7.5,3.8.9, where it is said to mean λόγιον, by which word it is rendered in LXXEx.28.15.