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ἀπόστασις

ἀπόστασις, a standing away from

ἀπό-στᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀφίστημι)
  • causing to revolt, συμμάχων Th. 1.122; Ἰώνων ἀπὸ τῆς Λακεδαιμονίων συμμαχίας Arist. Ath. 23.4.
  • B (ἀφίσταμαι) emanation, εἰδώλων -σεις Epicur. Fr. 320.
      • 2 slackness, of bandages, Gal. 18(2).806.
      • 3 defection, revolt, ἀπό τινος Hdt. 3.128; τὴν Κυπρίων ἀ. πρῆξαι Id. 5.113; τὴν Αἰγύπτου ἀ. παρασκευάζεσθαι Id. 7.4; ἀ. ἐκ τῆς ξυμμαχίας Th. 5.81; ἀ. πρός τινα Id. 1.75; διπλῆν ἀ. ἀποστήσεσθαι Id. 3.13; ἀ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων, for ἀπὸ τ. Ἀ., Id. 8.5; but τὰς Μεσσηνίων ἀ. Pl. Lg. 777c.
      • 4 departure from, βίου E. Hipp. 277; separation of effect from cause, Procl. Inst. 35; giving up, cession, ἀ. τῶν κτημάτων D. 19.146; desisting from, disuse of, φάσεως S.E. P. 1.192; τῶν ἀπροαιρέτων Arr. Epict. 4.4.39.
      • 5 distance, ἁ ἀφʼ ἡμῶν ἀ. Archyt. 1; ἀφεστάναι τῇ αὐτῇ ἀ. ᾗπερ . . Pl. Phd. 111b; ἀπόστασιν ὅσην ἀφεστηκὼς γίγνεται Id. R. 587d, cf. 546b; ἐκ μικρᾶς ἀ. Arist. Aud. 800b7; τῇ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀ. Id. HA 503a21; ἐκ τῶν ἀ. according to their distances, Id. Cael. 290b22; of time, κατὰ τὴν πρὸς τὸ νῦν ἀ. Id. Ph. 223a5; ἐξ ἀποστάσεως at a certain distance, Plb. 3.114.3; ἐν ἀποστάσει Id. 3.113.4, Phld. Herc. 19.25; κατʼ ἀποστάσεις Hanno Peripl. 13.
      • 6 Rhet., employment of detached phrases, Hermog. Id. 1.10, Aristid. Rh. 1 p.462 S., Philostr. VS 1.9.1 (pl.), Ep. 73.
      • 7 lapse, declension, Plot. 1.8.7, 5.1.1.
    • II place where something is put away, repository, storehouse, Str. 17.1.9, Philippid. 14, Heraclid. Pol. 72.
    • III Medic., suppurative inflammation, throwing off the peccant humours left by fever, etc., Hp. Epid. 3.4 (pl.), Aret. SD 1.9, Aristid. Or. 47(23).68.
      • 2 of diseases, transition from one to another, Hp. Epid. 1.6; στραγγουριώδης ἀ. ib. 3.1.αʹ
      • 3 lesion of continuity, Gal. 18(2).820.
      • 4 degree of heat, cold, etc., Id. 11.561, al.

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