ἐπί-σημος,
Doric dialectἐπί-σᾱμος, ον, (σῆμἀ
serving to distinguish, τοῖς δ᾽ ὄνομ᾽ ἄνθρωποι κατέθεντ᾽ ἐ. ἑκάστῳ [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II).
having a mark, inscription or
device on it, especially of money,
stamped, coined, χρυσὸς ἐ, opposed to ἄσημος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἀναθήματα οὐκ ἐ. offerings
with no
inscription on them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀσπίδες ἐ, opposed to λεῖαι, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2). of epileptic patients,
bearing the marks of the disease, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of cattle,
spotted or
striped, [
LXX]
II.3).
notable, remarkable, μνῆμ᾽ ἐ. a
speaking remembrance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐνή, λέχος, [
Refs]; τάφος ἐπισημότατος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of garments,
fine, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; and of persons, ἐ. σοφίην
notable for wisdom, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in bad sense,
conspicuous, notorious, ἐς τὸν ψόγον [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δέσμιος ἐ. [
NT+1st c.AD+]
II.4).
significant, οὐκ ἐ. [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III).
adverb -μως[
LXX+2nd c.BC+]:
comparative -ότερον[
Refs 2nd c.AD+];
-οτέρως [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]:
superlative -ότατα[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]