- ἔρυμα
- ἔρῠμα, ατος, τό, ([etym.] 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 τείχεος the defence given by it, Hdt.7.223,225 ;περιβαλέσθαι ἕρκος, ἔ. τῶν νεῶν Id.9.96
, cf. Th.8.40 ; ἔ. Τρώων the wall of Troy, S.Aj.467 ;ἔ. λίθοις ὤρθωσαν
a breast-work,Th.
6.66 ; ἔ. τειχίζεσθαι, τειχίζειν, Id.1.11, X.HG2.3.46 ; also of a river or trench used as a military defence, Id.An.2.4.22.2 safeguard or defence, ἔ. χώρας, of the Areopagus, A.Eu.701 ;παῖδας ἔ. δώμασι E.Med.597
; ἔ. πολεμίας χερός against.., ib.1322 ;ἔ. χθονὸς ὄφρα βάλοιτο Call.Hec.1.2.8
.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.