ἐπισημασία

A. marking, notice, ἄξιος ἐπισημασίας Plb. 39.1.1; τυχεῖν ‐ασίας Id. 30.1.2, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.12 S., al., etc.; ὑπὸ τοῦ πλήθους ἐ. εὐνοϊκῆς τυγχάνειν Plb. 6.6.8; pl., acclamations, Cic. Att. 1.16.11,cf.14.3.2(sg.): in bad sense,‐ασίας ἔτυχεν ὑπὸ τοῦ δαιμονίου κεραυνωθείς D.S. 16.83.

II. . marking of lettersin a cipher, Aen.Tact. 31.3.

III. . symptom,and hence access of an illness, Gal. 7.426, 10.604, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.130; signs of the seasons, Epicur. Ep. 2p.43U., Plb. 1.37.4, D.S. 1.49, Placit. 2.19.1(pl.); indication of weather to be expected, Ptol. Phas. p.11 H.(pl.),al.

2. . pl., changes in the weather, Stoic. 3.184, Gp. 7.10.