τύρσις
ιος, ιδος, εων, εσι, ἡ
A.
τύρσιν Pi. O. 2.70, Hp.l.c., X. An. 7.8.13: nom. and acc. pl. τύρσεις, gen. εων, dat. εσι, ib.4.4.2, HG 4.7.6, Cyr. 7.5.10; acc. pl. τύρσιας Lyc. 834, Maiist. 2:—also τύρρις, Hsch. (whence Lat. turris is borrowed):—tower, Pi. l.c., Hp. l. c. (cf. Gal. 18(1).518); esp. tower on a wall, bastion, X. ll. cc.; opp. προμαχών, J. BJ 5.4.3 sq.; also, walled city or fortified house, Nic. Al. 2; = villa rustica, πύργος, IGl.c.