previous next

[454] ἐπιρρ́ησσεσκον, a verb presumably conn. with “ῥήσσω,” 18.571, in the sense of beating, though this is not particularly suited to express driving home a bolt. It is used similarly in Soph. O. T. 1244 “πύλας ἐπιρρήξασ᾽ ἔσω”, dashing to the doors (“ἐπιρράξασ᾽” Dobree; see Jebb ad loc. quoting Plut. Mor. 356C “ἐπιρράξαι τὸ πῶμα”, slam to the lid; and Plato Prot. 314D “τὴν θύραν . . ἐπήραξε”, from “ἀράσσω”).

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

An XML version of this text is available for download, with the additional restriction that you offer Perseus any modifications you make. Perseus provides credit for all accepted changes, storing new additions in a versioning system.

hide References (4 total)
  • Commentary references from this page (4):
    • Homer, Iliad, 18.571
    • Plato, Protagoras, 314d
    • Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, 1244
    • Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride, 356c
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: