συνουσία: Difference between revisions

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