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ἄρσις

ἄρσις, a raising

ἄρσις, εως, ἡ, (αἴρω)
  • raising or lifting, τῶν σκελῶν Arist. IA 711b25; πᾶσα πορεία ἐξ ἄρσεως καὶ θέσεως συντελεῖται Id. Pr. 885b6; βοῶν, as an athletic feat, IG 2.471.78 (pl.); μηχανήματος Plb. 8.4.6; taking up, examination, δειγμάτων POxy. 708.5, 18 (ii A. D.); plucking, pulling up of a herb, PMag.Par. 1.2977.
        • b distillation, ὕδατος Ps.-Democr. ap.Zos.Alch. p.152 B.; sublimation, νεφέλης ibid.
      • 2 (from Pass.) rising, κυμάτων Arist. Mu. 396a26.
      • 3 that which is lifted, burden, LXX 4 Ki. 8.9, al.; that which is taken, ἄ. βασιλέως portion from the kingʼs table, ib. 2 Ki. 19.42, cf. 11.8.
      • 4 dignity, Aq. Ge. 49.3.
    • II removal, τὴν <ἐκ> θαλάττης ἄ. [τῶν κητῶν] D.S. 3.41; ἀκανθῶν POxy. 909.25 (iii A. D.); τριχῶν Dsc. 5.146.
      • 2 taking away, removal, abolition, dub. in Arist. Metaph. 1019b16; τοῦ ὄντος Plu. Lat.viv. 2.1130a; τοῦ φόβου Metrod. Herc. 831.16.
        • b Gramm., omission, e.g. of the reduplication, Rh. 3.566 W.
      • 3 negation, Phld. Sign. 14, Procl. in Prm. p.850 S.; opp. θέσις, S.E. P. 1.192, cf. Plot. 5.5.6; = στέρησις, Id. 2.4.13.
      • 4 destruction, ruin, OGI 315.59 (Pessinus, ii B. C.).
    • III raising of the foot in beating time, opp. θέσις, downward beat, Aristox. Rhyth. 12.17, D.H. Dem. 48, Aristid.Quint. 1.13, Luc. Harm. 1, etc.
    • IV ἄρσις· ζύμη, Hsch.

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