καθαίρεσις

καθαίρ-εσις, εως, ἡ,

• pulling down, demolition, Th. 5.42, Isoc. 7.66, X. HG 2.2.15, IG 2(2).1672.75 (iv B.C.), PMagd. 9.6 (iii B.C.), etc.: metaph., τινῶν, opp. οἰκοδομή, 2 Ep.Cor. 10.8; ἀναστήσωμεν τὴν κ. τοῦ λαοῦ ἡμῶν LXX 1 Ma. 3.43: in concrete sense, αἱ καθαιρέσεις the débris, Ph. Bel. 92.31.
• • • 2 generally, overthrow, subjugation, Jul. Caes. 320d; τῆς ἀνέτου ἐξουσίας Hdn. 2.4.4; Ἰουλιανοῦ Id. 3.1.1; killing, Plu. Ant. 82.
    • 3 reduction, diminution, opp. πρόσθεσις, Arist. Ph. 207a23: Medic., bringing down superfluous flesh, lowering, reducing, Hp. Epid. 6.3.1, cf. Gal. 17(2).368; τῶν σωμάτων Arist. GA 738a31; τῶν ὄγκων Pl. Ti. 58e.
    • 4 eclipse of sun or moon (with reference to the magical process of drawing down those bodies), Sch. A.R. 3.533 (pl.).

καθαίρεσις, ἡ, das Herunternehmen, Niederwerfen, -reißen, Zerstören ; τῶν ὄγκων Plat. Tim. 58a ; τοὺς νεωσοίκους ἐπὶ καθαιρέσει ἀποδόσθαι, zur Niederreißung verpachten, Isocr. 7.66 ; Xen. Hell. 2.2.15 u. Sp. Ggstz von αὔξησις, Arist. phys.ausc. 3.6 ; σωμάτων, Abmagerung, gen.an. 2.4 ; Hippocr. – Das Töten, der Mord, Plut. Anton. 82 u. A. – Absetzung, Ἰουλιανοῦ Hdn. 3.1.1.

καθαίρεσις, εως καθαιρέω

• a pulling down, rasing to the ground, Thuc., Xen.: destruction, NTest.