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ἐπιμονή

ἐπιμονή, a staying on, tarrying, delay

ἐπιμον-ή, ἡ,
  • tarrying, delay, Th. 2.18; residence, Sammelb. 5343.42 (ii A.D.).
      • 2 steadfastness, Pl. Cra. 395b, Plu. Sert. 16; persistence, Sor. 2.16, 40; of fruit, Thphr. CP 2.9.8.
      • 3 staying still, inactivity, of a patient confined to bed, Phld. Ir. p.29 W.
      • 4 Rhet., dwelling on a point, treating it elaborately, Longin. 12.2, Demetr. Eloc. 280, Hermog. Id. 1.11, Alex. Fig. 1.10, etc.
    • II ἐν ἐπιμονᾷ τινος, of a balance left in the hands of the treasurer, IG 14.423 ii 5.

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