ἐπωνυμία

A. derived or significant name, as Ἔπαφος, A. Supp. 45 (lyr.); Πολυνείκης, Id. Th. 829 (lyr.); ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι ἀπό or ἐπί τινος, Hdt. 2.42, 1.94 ; ὅθεν ἔθεντο τὰς ἐ. Id. 4.45 ; ἔχειν ἐ. ἐπί τινος ibid.; καλεῖσθαι ἐ. ἐπί τινος Id. 1.14 ; κατὰ τὴν ἐ. τινὸς κληθῆναι Id. 1.173 ; ἐ. ἔχειν or σχεῖν τινός, Id. 4.15, Pl. Criti. 114a ; ἐ. ἀπό τινος ἔχειν, ἐγκαταλιπεῖν, λαβεῖν, Hdt. 7.121, Th. 2.102, Pl. Phdr. 238c ; τῆς θεοῦ ἐπωνυμίας ἄξιος the name derived from her, Id. Lg. 626d ; τὴν τῇδε ἐ. αὐτοῦ its namesake here, Id. Phdr. 250e ; ἐ. ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν παρέχεσθαι Th. 1.3 ; but ἐ. σχεῖν χώρας to have the naming of it, i.e. have it named after one, ib.9 ; ἐ. τινὶ Μαργίτην τίθεσθαι as a nickname, Aeschin. 3.160 ; προσείληφε τὴν ἐ...συκοφάντης Id. 2.99 ; ἔχουσα τὴν ἐ. τὴν τοῦ ὃ ἔστιν Pl. Phd. 92d : folld. by inf., ἐ. ἔχει σμικρός τε καὶ μέγας εἶναι he has the name of being, ib.102c ; ἀποβαιεῖν τὴν ἐ. τὸ.. καλὸς κἀγαθὸς κεκλῆσθαι X. Oec. 12.2 ; ἐ. ἔχοντος Θασίου εἶναι Hdt. 2.44 : acc. as Adv., Ὀλυμπίῳ ἐπωνυμίην θύειν by surname, ibid.; ἀπὸ τῆς κυψέλης ἐ. Κύψελος οὔνομα ἐτέθη Id. 5.92.έ.

2. generally, name, title, θεῶν ‐ίαι Id. 2.4, cf. Pl. R. 394a, PHal. 1.251 (iii B.C.), etc.; συγγραμμάτων Sor. Vit.Hippocr. 13.