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ἕξις

ἕξις, a having, possession

ἕξις, εως, ἡ, (ἔχω):
    • I (ἔχω trans.) having, being in possession of, possession, ἐπιστήμης ἕ., opp. κτῆσις, Pl. Tht. 197b; νοῦ Id. Cra. 414b; ἡ τῶν ὅπλων Id. Lg. 625c, cf. R. 433e, Sph. 247a, al., Arist. Metaph. 1022b4; opp. στέρησις, ib. 1055b13, S.E. P. 3.49.
      • 2 in surgery, posture, Hp. Off. 3; ἕ. ἢ θέσις ib. 15.
    • II (ἔχω intr.) a being in a certain state, a permanent condition as produced by practice (πρᾶξις), diff. from σχέσις (which is alterable) (v. infr.):
      • 1 state or habit of body, Id. Aph. 2.34, cf. Pl. Tht. 153b; ἕ. ὑγιεινή (so also X. Mem. 1.2.4), opp. διάθεσις ἀθλητική, Hp. Alim. 34; σχέσις καὶ ἕ. καὶ ἡλικίη Id. Mochl. 41; ἡ φύσις καὶ ἡ ἕ. Id. Acut. 43: pl., Thphr. Sens. 69: generally, condition, ἐν ἕξει τοῦ δρᾶν D.H. Comp. 25; ἕ. λεπτὴ κατὰ τοῦτο τὸ μέρος Hp. Art. 12; τῷ θερμὴν ἕ. ἔχοντι Polystr. p.26 W.; outward appearance, ἡ ἕ. τοῦ σώματος κρείσσων LXX Da. 1.15, cf. 1 Ki. 16.7, Sm. La. 4.7; habit of a vine, Thphr. CP 3.14.5; of material objects, ὑπὸ μιᾶς ἕξεως συνέχεσθαι S.E. M. 7.102, cf. Ph. 2.511, Stoic. 2.124, al.
        • b medic., the system, Ath. 2.45e, Mnesith. ib. 54b, Paul.Aeg. 3.59.
      • 2 state or habit of mind, ἕ. κακίης Democr. 184; τὰς φύσεις τε καὶ ἕξεις τῶν ψυχῶν Pl. Lg. 650b, etc.; ἡ ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ ἕ., opp. ἡ τῶν σωμάτων ἕ., Id. Tht. l.c.; πονηρᾶς ψυχῆς ἕξει ib. 167b; λαμβάνειν ἕξιν τιμιωτέραν Id. R. 591b.
        • b esp. acquired habit, opp. ἐνέργεια, Arist. EN 1098b33, al.
      • 3 trained habit, skill, Pl. Phdr. 268e, Arist. Pr. 955b1, Plb. 10.47.7, D.S. 2.29; τέχνη defined as ἕ. ἢ διάθεσις ἀπὸ παρατηρήσεως Phld. Rh. 1.69 S.; ἄκρα ἕ. D.H. Comp. 11: c. gen., τὴν τῶν Ἰουδαϊκῶν γραμμάτων ἕξιν Aristeas 121; ἕ. πολιτικῶν λόγων Phld. Rh. 2.35 S. (Almost confined to Prose, but cf. Orph. A. 391.)

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