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κλίσις

κλίσις, a bending, inclination

κλίσις [ῐ], εως, ἡ, (κλίνω)
  • bending, inclination, τραχήλου Plu. Pyrrh. 8; sinking of the sun, D.P. 1095; ἀκτίνων ἰθεῖαν κ. Id. 585; bend of a river or tunnel, Agatharch. 23, 25.
    • II lying down, ἄρθρων E. Tr. 114 (anap.); place for lying on, μαλακὴ κ. ὕπνον ἑλέσθαι Opp. H. 1.25.
      • 2 = κλισία IV, Hp. Epid. 7.77: pl., Ruf. Ren.Ves. 1.
    • III turning, of soldiers, ἐπὶ δόρυ ποιεῖσθαι τὴν κ. to the right, ἐφʼ ἡνίαν (or ἐπʼ ἀσπίδα Ael. Tact. 32) to the left, Plb. 3.115.10, 10.23.2, etc.; expld. as ἡ κατʼ ἄνδρα κίνησις Ascl. Tact. 10.2.
    • IV region, dime, D.P. 615.
    • V inflexion of nouns and verbs, D.T. 632.8 (pl.), A.D. Pron. 12.14, al.; αἱ κατὰ πρόσωπον κ. Id. Synt. 130.16.
        • b augment, EM 23.53.

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