A.check, cessation, “ἡ κ α τ ὰ τ ὸν πόλεμον ἐ.” Plb.38.11.2 ; μ ε τ ᾽ ἐποχῆς with a check, Id.10.23.4 ; ἐποχὰς π ο ι ε ῖν ..τ ῆς προκοπῆς to check advance, Plu.2.76d, cf. Plot.6.2.13.
2. retention, “σπέρματος” Gal.8.420 ; “ο ὔρ ω ν ” Philum.Ven.25.2 ; “σκυβάλων” Sor.2.20 ; ἀναπνοῆς (in hysteria) ib.26 ; “γαστρός” Gal.6.315 ; but ἐ. ἐμμήνων suppression (not retention) of the menses, Sor.2.6, al.
II. Philos., suspension of judgement, Metrod.Herc.831.6, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.39, Cic.Acad.Pr. 2.18.59, Arr.Epict.1.4.11, S.E.P.1.10, Gal.1.40, etc.
2. suspense of payment, etc., “τ ὰ ἐν ἐποχῇ ἕως ὁρισμοῦ κ α ρ π ῶν ” BGU599.3(ii A.D.), cf. PRyl.214.34 (ii A.D.), etc.
III. stoppage, pause, of light during an eclipse, Plu.2.923b.
2. Astron., position as referred to celestial or terrestrial latitude and longitude, Ptol.Alm.7.4, 12.8 ; πόλεων ib.2.13 (pl.); ἀστέρων ἐποχαί positions (longitudes) of stars in a horoscope, Plu.Rom.12 ; α ἱ φαινόμεναι τ ῆς σελήνης ἐ., opp. α ἱ ο ὖσ α ι , Procl.Hyp.4.49.
b. fixed point in time in reference to which positions are defined and from which their changes are computed, epoch, Ptol.Alm.3.9 ; perh. also position at such a fixed point (also called epoch), ib.3.7.
3. in Musical theory, period of vibration, Nicom.Harm.3(pl.).