ἐπι[πόλ]αιος

ἐπι[πόλ]-αιος, ον,

A on the surface, superficial, Hp.Art.69 ([comp] Comp.);

ῥίζα Dsc.4.184

, cf.Thphr. HP3.6.4 ([comp] Sup.), al.;

λεπτὸν καὶ ἐ. δέρμα Arist.Pr.890a13

;

τραῦμα Luc.Nav.37

.

2. ὀστέον shallow (of the skull), Hp.VC21; ὀφθαλμοί, i.e. not deep-set, X.Smp.5.5.

3. metaph., superficial, shallow, commonplace,

παιδεία Isoc.15.190

;

ἐ. ἡδοναὶ καὶ διατριβαί D.61.56

; ἐ.

πιθανότης Dsc.Ther.Praef.

; -ότατος πυρετός slight fever, Diocl.Fr. 107; ἐ. ὕπνος light sleep, Luc.Gall.25;

ἔρως Id.DMeretr.8.2

; ἐπιστήμης . . φύσις (compared to a well)

οὐκ ἐ. ἀλλὰ πάνυ βαθεῖα Ph.1.621

.

b. on the surface, manifest: hence, obvious, ἐ. λέγομεν τὰ

παντὶ δῆλα Arist.Rh.1410b22

, cf. 1412b25;

ἐπιπολαιότερον τοῦ ζητουμένου Id.EN1095b24

; ἡ -οτάτη . . ζήτησις the most obvious method of inquiry, Id.Pol.1276a19; ἐπιπόλαιον τὸ ψεῦδος ib.1282b30.

II. Adv. -ως on the surface,

τιτρώσκειν J.BJ3.7.22

.

2. slightly, Hp. Aph.2.28; superficially, Arist.Metaph.987a22: [comp] Comp. -οτέρως ib.993b13.

III. ἐπιπόλαιον, τό, v. ἐπίπλοον.

IV. ἐπιπόλαια χρήματα, = ἔπιπλα, Leg.Gort.5.41, cf. GDI5016.15 ([place name] Gortyn).