ἐπίρροθος

A. coming to the rescue; as Subst., helper, τοίη οἱ ἐ. ἦεν Ἀθήνη Il. 4.390; θεὰ . . , μοι ἐ. ἐλθὲ ποδοῖιν 23.770; μακραὶ ἐπίρροθοι εὐφρόναι εἰσίν Hes. Op. 560; ἐπίρροθοι ἄμμι πέλεσθε A.R. 2.1193: also as Adj., μῆτις, πύργος ἐ., ib.1068, 4.1045: c. gen., giving aid against, νύκτερον τέλος . . ἀλγέων ἐ. A. Th. 368 (lyr.); cf. ἐπιτάρροθος.

2. . [ὁδὸς] λείη καὶ ἐ. easy (?), AP 7.50 (Archim.).

II. . ἐ. κακά reproaches bandied backwards and forwards, abusive language, S. Ant. 413.

2. . δώμαθ’ . . ἐ. full of fault-finding, Id. Fr. 583.10.