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ὄρεξις

ὄρεξις, desire, appetite

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ὀρέξεις Noun: feminine nominative plural, Noun: feminine vocative plural, Noun: feminine accusative plural of ὄρεξις

ὀρέξεις Verb: aorist active subjunctive 2nd singular, Verb: future active indicative 2nd 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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