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πήρωσις

πήρωσις, a being maimed, mutilation, imperfection

πήρ-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
  • maiming, disabling in the limbs or senses, γῆρας ὁλόκληρός ἐστι π. Democr. 296, cf. Arist. EN 1131a9: freq. in pl., Hp. Art. 61, Pl. Lg. 874e, 925e, Arist. EN 1148b17; νόσοι καὶ πηρώσεις ib. 1145a31; πήρωσις τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν Plu. QConv. 2.633c, Luc. DMar. 2.4 (abs., blindness, Dsc. 2.180, Plu. An seni 2.791d, Luc. Dom. 29); ἀκοῆς Plu. Superst. 2.167c: generally, π. τινὸς αἰσθήσιος Aret. SD 1.4; π. ψυχῆς Man. 4.518; of plants, Thphr. HP 2.4.3, 4.14.8 (pl.).

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