- ἐπιχειλής
- ἐπιχειλής, ές, ([etym.] χεῖλος)A on or at the lips, γλῶσσα ἐ. a ready, chattering tongue, Poll.6.120.II full up to the rim (i.e. not quite full, as the rim was deep), of Themistocles,
ἐποίησεν τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν μεστήν, εὑρὼν ἐπιχειλῆ Ar.Eq.814
.2 later, brim-full,πίθος ἐ. τῶν ἀγαθῶν Them.Or.13.174d
, cf.8.115a: metaph.,πλήρεις καὶ ἐ. ἁμαρτίαι Ph.1.517
.III with the lips drawn in, like old people, Alciphr. 3.55.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.