ἔμ-πεδος (πέδον): firmly standing or
footed, Od. 23.203,
Il. 13.512; firm, immovable,
unshaken, Il. 12.9, 12; so of
the mind, βίη, μένος, φρένες,
‘unimpaired,’ Od.
10.493
; ἔμπεδος οὐδ᾽ ἀεσίφρων (Πρίαμος), Il.
20.183; ‘sure,’
‘certain,’ Od.
19.250, Od. 8.30; of time,
‘lasting,’ ‘constant,’ Il. 8.521, Od.
8.453; and metaph., ἦτορ, φρένες, Ζ
352, Od.
18.215.—Neut. ἔμπεδον
as adv., with the same meanings, στηρίξαι
firmly, Od. 12.434
; μένειν, without leaving the spot, Il. 5.527
; θέειν,
‘constantly,’ Il.
13.141, Od.
13.86.