συνουσία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. [[συνουσίη]], ἡ: ([[συνών]], [[συνοῦσα]] part. of [[σύνειμι]]):—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[being with]] or [[being together]], esp. for purposes of [[feast]]ing or conversing, [[social]] [[intercourse]], [[society]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.128</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>285</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>647</span>, etc.; κομψὸς ἐν συνουσίᾳ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>649</span>; συνουσία τινός = [[intercourse]] with one, σοφοὶ τύραννοι τῶν σοφῶν ξυνουσίᾳ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>14</span>; γυναικῶν συνουσία (with a play on signf. <span class="bibl">4</span>) <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Ec.</span>110</span> = <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>51; [[ἡ τοῦ θείου συνουσία]] = [[communion]] with . ., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span> 83e</span>; [[τῆς νόσου ξυνουσίᾳ]] = by long [[intercourse]] with the [[disease]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>520</span>; [[προϊούσης τῆς συνουσίας]] = as the [[conversation]] goes on, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>150d</span>; [[συνουσίαν ποιεῖσθαι]] = [[hold]] [[conversation]] [[together]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Sph.</span>217e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Smp.</span>176e</span>, al.; τὴν συνουσίαν διαλῦσαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">La.</span>201c</span>: pl., <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.45</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>111b</span>, al.; [[ξυνουσίαι θηρῶν]], = [[οἱ ξυνόντες θῆρες]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>936</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> οὐ λόγοις... ἀλλὰ τῇ ξυνουσίᾳ = but by [[habitual]] [[association]], [[constant]] [[resort]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span> 63</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[intercourse]] with a [[teacher]], [[attendance]] at his [[teaching]], [[μισθὸς τῆς συνουσίας]] = [[teaching fees]], [[payment]] for [[philosophical]] [[conversation]], [[payment]] for [[educational]] [[conversation]] <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.2.60</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">6.11</span>; [[ἡ πρὸς Σωκράτην συνουσίαν αὐτοῖν]] = their [[intercourse]] [[with]] [[Socrates]], ib.<span class="bibl">1.2.13</span>; ἡ περὶ γράμματα συνουσία τῶν μανθανόντων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>285c</span>; [[ἡ σὴ συνουσία]] = [[intercourse]] [[with]] [[you]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span> 318a</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[sexual intercourse]], <span class="bibl">Democr.32</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>838a</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.1.31</span> (v.l.), <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Fr.</span>62</span>, etc.; [[ἡ ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικὸς συνουσία]] = the [[conjunction]] of [[man]] and [[woman]] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>206c</span> (interpol.); ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>9.11</span>; [[ἡ πρὸς τοὺς ἄρρενας συνουσία]] = [[passionate]] [[friendship]] between [[male]]s <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1269b27</span>; [[ἡ τῶν ἀφροδισίων συνουσία]] = [[amorous]] [[connection]] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>192c</span>; ἡ τῆς [[παιδογονία]]ς συνουσία = [[intercourse]] for the [[purpose]] of [[bear]]ing [[children]] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>838e</span>; of [[animal]]s, [[copulation]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>630b35</span>, al.; cf. [[σύνειμι]] ([[εἰμί]] [[sum]]) <span class="bibl">11.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in concrete sense, a [[society]], [[company]], [[party]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.78</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>173a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>672a</span>; [[ἡ ἐν οἴνῳ ξυνουσία]] = [[συμπόσιον]] ([[symposium]]), <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>652a</span>; [[αἱ ἐν τοῖς πότοις συνουσία]] = [[drinking]]-[[party|parties]] <span class="bibl">Isoc.1.32</span>; [[πότοι καὶ συνουσίαι]] = [[drinking]]-[[bout]]s, [[drinking]] and [[social]] [[enjoyment]] <span class="bibl">Id.15.286</span>; [[αἱ σοφαὶ ξυνουσίαι]] = [[literary]] [[party|parties]], [[conversazioni]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>21</span>; εἰς τὰς συνουσίας. . . παραλαμβάνουσι τὴν μουσικήν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1339b22</span>.</span>