episemon
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun In Greek antiquity, a device or badge, corresponding to the crest of later times, as that borne on the shield of a soldier, or that chosen as its distinguishing mark by a city, etc.
- noun In the Greek alphabet, one of three obsolete letters used only as numerals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun another name for the Greek letter digamma
- noun a term for the digamma, koppa, or sampi as a Greek numeral sign
Examples
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That is, the letters z, x, ps all contain s, whose value is six, and which was called episemon by the Greeks.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus
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The 6 is purposely omitted for it is the episemon and not a letter of the usual Greek alphabet.
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The episemon, or 6, is a number full of potency; the name Iesous consists of six letters, hence the name of the Saviour.
Note
The word 'episemon' comes from Greek roots meaning 'above' and 'sign'.
