epsila

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of epsilon

   “These are of a sort found especially on Athos: an example is four epsila, which refer to the Holy Cross and stand for Ἐκ θεοῦ Ἐδόθη Εὔρημα Ἑλένη. Byzant. Zeitschr., xxvii.”

   “…what is the source of k’- in Arm. k’san “twenty?” The explanation, I believe, lies, like that for the initial epsila of East Greek ἑϜίκοσι and the pan-Greek ἑκατόν, in the syntax of old numeral phrases.”

   “Round, normal-size epsila (l. 3) contrast with a large, ungainly epsilon (l. 7).”

   “Finally, for (b), ll.17 and 20, with the epsila indented from the names below, Bradeen suggested ἐ[ν] or ἐ[πί] respectively, followed by a geographic heading.”

   “To the right of → 6–8 the few remaining fibers are devoid of writing indicating that this might be a remnant of the original margin. Unfortunately, at the corresponding place on the other side, the vertical fibers are missing thus making any definitive judgment on the matter impossible. However, as Roy Kotansky observed, the epsila of ↓ 7–9 are vertically aligned so neatly under each other that they too probably represent the first letters of each line.”