[1] The headword, presumably extracted from the quotation given, is aorist active infinitive of the compound verb e)pitolma/w. For another instance of it with the dative see under alpha 4218.
[2] Aelian fr. 262 Hercher, 260 Domingo-Forasté. (See also under epsilon 2759.) Kuster suggested emending the nominative singular toiou=tos to the accusative plural toiou/tous, which would render the second part as "and he flatters them, being merchants of such a sort.". Adler did not follow this, but did adopt Bernhardy's expansion of the second name given, transmitted (and printed by Hercher) as Sos.