epinaos

[ ep-uh-ney-os ]

noun

, plural ep·i·na·oi [ep-, uh, -, ney, -oi].

1. a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of epinaos¹

epi- + naos

Example Sentences

Terminations similar to pilasters upon the ends of the lateral walls of the cella, in pronaos and epinaos.

From Project Gutenberg