ἀποσιώπησις
ἀποσιώπησις, a becoming silent
ἀποσῐώπ-ησις, εως, ἡ,
- becoming silent, Plu. Alex. 52, Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.71.
- 2 a rhetorical figure, when for emphasis, modesty, etc., the sentence is abruptly broken off, Quint. Inst. 9.2.54, Demetr. Eloc. 103, 264, Plu. QPlat. 2.1009e, Hermog. Id. 2.7.
- 3 breaking off of friendship, Ptol. Tetr. 192 (pl.).
1 silencio, negativa a hablar de personas fuera de sí
δείσαντες οἱ φίλοι τὴν ἀποσιώπησιν εἰσῆλθον βίᾳ
παρακοπὴ ἢ ἀ.
2 ret. reticencia que debe ser suplida por el oyente o lector,
aposiopesis
ἀποσιώπησις, εως (ἡ)
1 action de s’interrompre en parlant ou de cesser de parler, silence, Plut. Alex. 52 ||
2 t. de rhét. réticence, Plut. M. 1099e ; Quint. 9, 2, 54 et 60 ; Hermog. etc.
Étym. ἀποσιωπάω.
ἀποσιώπησις, ἡ, das Verstummen, Plut. Alex. 52. – Bei den Rhetoren eine Figur, wenn man das erforderliche Wort nicht ausspricht, ἢ παραλείπων τὸ γινωσκόμενον, ἢ σιωπῶν τὸ αἰσχρόν.
ἀποσιώπησις
from ἀποσιωπάω
- 1a becoming silent, Plut.
- 2a rhetorical figure, when the sentence is broken off, as in Il. 1. 342, Virgil Aen. 1. 135.