ἐπι[πόλ]αιος

A. on the surface, superficial, Hp. Art. 69 (Comp.); ῥίζα Dsc. 4.184, cf.Thphr. HP 3.6.4 (Sup.), al.; λεπτὸν καὶ ἐ. δέρμα Arist. Pr. 890a13; τραῦμα Luc. Nav. 37.

2. . ὀστέον shallow (of the skull), Hp. VC 21; ὀφθαλμοί, i.e. not deep-set, X. Smp. 5.5.

3. . metaph., superficial, shallow, commonplace, παιδεία Isoc. 15.190; ἐ. ἡδοναὶ καὶ διατριβαί D. 61.56; ἐ. πιθανότης Dsc. Ther.Praef.; ‐ότατος πυρετός slight fever, Diocl.Fr. 107; ἐ. ὕπνος light sleep, Luc. Gall. 25; ἔρως Id. DMeretr. 8.2; ἐπιστήμης . . φύσις (compared to a well) οὐκ ἐ. ἀλλὰ πάνυ βαθεῖα Ph. 1.621.

b. . on the surface, manifest: hence, obvious, ἐ. λέγομεν τὰ παντὶ δῆλα Arist. Rh. 1410b22, cf. 1412b25; ἐπιπολαιότερον τοῦ ζητουμένου Id. EN 1095b24; ἡ ‐οτάτη . . ζήτησις the most obvious method of inquiry, Id. Pol. 1276a19; ἐπιπόλαιον τὸ ψεῦδος ib.1282b30.

II. . Adv. ‐ως on the surface, τιτρώσκειν J. BJ 3.7.22.

2. . slightly, Hp. Aph. 2.28; superficially, Arist. Metaph. 987a22: Comp. ‐οτέρως ib.993b13.

III. . ἐπιπόλαιον,τό, v. ἐπίπλοον.

IV. . ἐπιπόλαια χρήματα, = ἔπιπλα, Leg.Gort. 5.41, cf. GDI 5016.15 (Gortyn).