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κοινότης

κοινότης, a sharing in common, community, partnership

κοινότης, ητος, ἡ,
  • sharing in common, community, τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ παίδων καὶ τῆς οὐσίας Arist. Pol. 1274b10; ἡ περὶ τὰ τέκνα κ. καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας ib. 1266a34; κ. φωνῆς common language, i.e. not peculiar or dialectal, Isoc. 15.296, cf. D.H. Th. 54, Pomp. 2.
      • 2 common or universal quality, Pl. Tht. 208d, Plot. 1.3.4; opp. ἰδιότης, Epicur. Ep. 1 p.17 U.; κ. τοῦ ἵππου A.D. Pron. 26.20: pl., common features, Phld. Ir. p.71 W., Mort. 34, Plu. Comp.Lyc.Num. 1; esp. in Medicine, term of the ‘Methodic’ school, Gal. 1.80, al., cf. Plu. Sanit. 2.129d (pl.).
      • 3 generality, vagueness, τῶν ὁμολογιῶν D.H. 2.39, etc.; ambiguity, ὀνόματος Epicur. Nat. 14.10, cf. Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1014.48, Diog.Oen. 27.
    • II in Politics, absence of privileges or distinctions, πολιτείας (sc. δημοκρατίας) ἣ μάλιστα κοινότητα δοκεῖ προῃρῆσθαι And. 4.13.
      • 2 affability, X. HG 1.1.30; accessibility, λιμένων Aristid. Or. 23(42).24, al.
    • III Gramm., use of a common word in two clauses, esp. in phrase ἐν κοινότητι παραλαμβάνεσθαι, A.D. Synt. 122.27, al.
      • 2 common gender, ib. 55.2, al.
    • IV concrete, the general body of a βουλή, POxy. 2110.29 (iv A.D.).
      • 2 κ. τῶν ἀγρευτῶν, = κοινόν (cf. κοινός II.2b), Sammelb. 6704.4, al. (vi A.D.).

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