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ὄρεξις

ὄρεξις, desire, appetite

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ὀρέξει Noun: feminine nominative dual, Noun: feminine vocative dual, Noun: feminine accusative dual, Noun: feminine dative singular of ὄρεξις

ὀρέξει Verb: aorist active subjunctive 3rd singular, Verb: future middle indicative 2nd singular, Verb: future active indicative 3rd singular of ὀρέγω

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ὄρεξις, εως, ἡ, (ὀρέγω)
  • general word for all kinds of appetency, conation, including ἐπιθυμία, θυμός, βούλησις, Arist. de An. 414b2, cf. 433a13, al., Stoic. 3.40, Epicur. Fr. 202, Metrod. Herc. 831.16, Phld. Mus. p.78 K.; opp. φυγή, Arist. de An. 431a12; opp. ἔκκλισις, Arr. Epict. 1.4.1, M.Ant. 8.7.
      • 1 c. gen. objecti, longing or yearning after a thing, desire for it, Democr. 219, Pl. Def. 414b, Arist. EN 1119b7, de An. 414b6, al.: more rarely, ὄ. ἐπί τι Plu. Aud. 2.48c; περί τι Democr. 72.
      • 2 abs., propension, appetency, ὄ. βουλευτική Arist. EN 1113a11; ὄ. διανοητική ib. 1139b5; [ἐπιθυμίαι τινὲς] εὐδιάχυτον τὴν ὄ. ἔχουσιν Epicur. Sent. 26.

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