LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

epistȳlium

epistȳlium n (genitive epistȳliī or epistȳlī)

Meaning

  1. architrave, crossbeam

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepistȳliumepistȳlia
genitiveepistȳliī
epistȳlī		epistȳliōrum
dativeepistȳliōepistȳliīs
accusativeepistȳliumepistȳlia
ablativeepistȳliōepistȳliīs
vocativeepistȳliumepistȳlia

ĕpistȳlĭum, ii, n., = ἐπιστύλιον, in arch.,
I. the cross-beam that rests on the columns, the architrave, Vitr. 3, 1 sq.; 4, 3; 5, 1; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 11; Plin. 36, 14, 21, § 96; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 82, 11 Müll. Isid. Orig. 15, 8, 15; 19, 10, 24; Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 6 al.

In English words that came into English from epistȳlium

  • epistyleepistȳlium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesEpistyliumEpistylium (ἐπιστύλιον) is properly, as the name implies, the architrave, or lower member of an entablature, consisting of one or several beams (in Pa…

Quick answers

What does epistȳlium mean in Latin?
epistȳlium, a noun, means “architrave, crossbeam”.
What is the genitive of epistȳlium?
The genitive singular is epistȳliī. epistȳlium is neuter, second declension.