| Figure Name | epitrechon |
| Source | Bullinger (1898) ("epitrechon; or, running along") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | running along, subcontinuatio |
| Etymology | Ep'-i-tre-chon, from Gr. epi "upon" and trechein "to run over" or "along," "to overrun" |
| Type | None |
| Linguistic Domain | |
| Definition |
1. Parenthetic Addition by way of Statement thrown in, not complete in itself... The figure is so-called because the sentence, more or less short, is rapidly thrown in as an explanatory remark. (Bullinger, 485) |
| Example |
1. John 2:9. -"(but the servants which drew the water knew)." (Bullinger, 487) |
| Kind Of | Addition |
| Part Of | |
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| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |