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ἐπίορκος

ἐπίορκος, sworn falsely, perjured

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ἐπιόρκοις masculine dative plural, feminine dative plural, neuter dative plural of ἐπίορκος

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ἐπίορκ-ος, ον,
  • sworn falsely, of oaths, εἰ δέ τι τῶνδʼ ἐπίορκον Il. 19.264: freq. in the phrase ἐπίορκον ὀμόσσαι take a false oath, swear falsely, 3.279, 19.260, Hes. Op. 282, Th. 232; in full, ἐπίορκον ὅρκον ὤμοσε Ar. Ra. 150; and so ἐ. ἐπομνύναι (v. ἐπόμνυμι); but in Il. 10.332 ἐ. ἐπώμοσε he swore a bootless oath, i.e. one which he meant to fulfil, but the gods willed otherwise.
    • II of persons, forsworn, perjured, Hes. Op. 804, Schwyzer 179a (Crete), E. El. 1355 (anap.), Ar. Nu. 399, al.: Sup. -ότατος Antipho 6.48. Adv. -κως Hdn. 6.9.2.

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