ἐπεςβόλος

A. throwing words about, rash-talking, scurrilous, λωβητῆρα ἐ., of Thersites, Il. 2.275, cf. Them. Or. 21.262a; νεῖκος ἐ. A.R. 4.1727; of satires, ἐ. ἦχος ἀοιδῆς AP 4.3b.82 (Agath.).