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ἐποχή, a check, cessation: the epoch

ἐποχή, ἡ, (ἐπέχω)
  • check, cessation, ἡ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἐ. Plb. 38.11.2; μετʼ ἐποχῆς with a check, Id. 10.23.4; ἐποχὰς ποιεῖν..τῆς προκοπῆς to check advance, Plu. Profect. 2.76d, cf. Plot. 6.2.13.
      • 2 retention, σπέρματος Gal. 8.420; οὔρων Philum. Ven. 25.2; σκυβάλων Sor. 2.20; ἀναπνοῆς (in hysteria) ib. 26; γαστρός Gal. 6.315; but ἐ. ἐμμήνων suppression (not retention) of the menses, Sor. 2.6, al.
    • II Philos., suspension of judgement, Metrod. Herc. 831.6, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.39, Cic. Acad.Pr. 2.18.59, Arr. Epict. 1.4.11, S.E. P. 1.10, Gal. 1.40, etc.
      • 2 suspense of payment, etc., τὰ ἐν ἐποχῇ ἕως ὁρισμοῦ καρπῶν BGU 599.3 (ii A.D.), cf. PRyl. 214.34 (ii A.D.), etc.
    • III stoppage, pause, of light during an eclipse, Plu. Fac.lun. 2.923b.
      • 2 Astron., position as referred to celestial or terrestrial latitude and longitude, Ptol. Alm. 7.4, 12.8; πόλεων ib. 2.13 (pl.); ἀστέρων ἐποχαί positions (longitudes) of stars in a horoscope, Plu. Rom. 12; αἱ φαινόμεναι τῆς σελήνης ἐ., opp. αἱ οὖσαι, Procl. Hyp. 4.49.
        • b fixed point in time in reference to which positions are defined and from which their changes are computed, epoch, Ptol. Alm. 3.9; perh. also position at such a fixed point (also called epoch), ib. 3.7.
      • 3 in Musical theory, period of vibration, Nicom. Harm. 3 (pl.).

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