ἐπισκύνιον

A. skin of the brows which projects over the eyes and is knitted in frowning (Arist. GA 780b28), πᾶν δέ τ’ ἐπισκύνιον κάτω ἕλκεται ὄσσε καλύπτων, of a lion, Il. 17.136; δεινὸν ἐ. ξυνάγων, of Aeschylus, Ar. Ra. 823 (hex.); τοῖον ἐ. βλοσυρῷ ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ Theoc. 24.118, cf.APl. 4.100; ῥυσὸν ἐ., πολιὸν ἐ., AP 6.64 (Paul.Sil.), 7.117 (Zenod.); even φαιδρὸν ἐ. ib.12.159 (Mel.); ἐπιστρέψας γυρὸν ἐ., of one who puts on a wise face, ib.11.376.8 (Agath.): in pl., Posidipp. ap. Ath. 10.414e: hence,

II. . superciliousness, γυμνώσαντο βίου παντὸς ἐ., of Diogenes, AP 7.63, etc.; but in Plb. 25.3.6, simply, austerity, gravity of deportment.

III. . Adj. ἐπισκύνιος,ον, supercilious, Gloss.