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Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das WortMaeroris unica medicina oratio.

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|Transliteration C=amayrosis
|Transliteration C=amayrosis
|Beta Code=a)mau/rwsis
|Beta Code=a)mau/rwsis
|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[dimming]], [[weakening]], [[darkening]], ὀμμάτων ἀμαύρωσις = becoming [[dull]] of [[sight]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Coac.</span>221</span>: later, [[complete]] [[hindrance]] to [[sight]] without any [[visible]] [[cause]], Gal.14.776. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[clouding]], [[dulling]], as of [[mind]] in [[old]] [[age]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">de An.</span>408b20</span>, cf. Diog.Oen.<span class="title">Fr.</span>70 (pl.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[invisibility]] [[spell]], [[spell]] which [[render]]s [[invisible]], PMag.Berol.1.222a,247. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[lowering]], [[detraction]], Plu.2.149a. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> = water [[hemlock]], [[κώνειον]], Ps.-Dsc.4.78. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> Astrol., name for eighth [[τόπος]] of the [[δωδεκάωρος]], <span class="title">Cat.Cod.Astr.</span>8(4).161.</span>
|Definition=εως, ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[dimming]], [[weakening]], [[darkening]], ὀμμάτων ἀμαύρωσις = becoming [[dull]] of [[sight]], Hp.Coac.221: later, [[amaurosis]], [[complete]] [[hindrance]] to [[sight]] without any [[visible]] [[cause]], Gal.14.776.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[clouding]], [[dulling]], as of [[mind]] in [[old]] [[age]], Arist. de An.408b20, cf. Diog.Oen.Fr.70 (pl.).<br><span class="bld">3</span> [[invisibility]] [[spell]], [[spell]] which [[render]]s [[invisible]], PMag.Berol.1.222a,247.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[lowering]], [[detraction]], Plu.2.149a.<br><span class="bld">III</span> = water [[hemlock]], [[κώνειον]], Ps.-Dsc.4.78.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> Astrol., name for eighth [[τόπος]] of the [[δωδεκάωρος]], Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).161.
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Transliteration A: amaúrōsis Transliteration B: amaurōsis Transliteration C: amayrosis Beta Code: a)mau/rwsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,
A dimming, weakening, darkening, ὀμμάτων ἀμαύρωσις = becoming dull of sight, Hp.Coac.221: later, amaurosis, complete hindrance to sight without any visible cause, Gal.14.776.
2 clouding, dulling, as of mind in old age, Arist. de An.408b20, cf. Diog.Oen.Fr.70 (pl.).
3 invisibility spell, spell which renders invisible, PMag.Berol.1.222a,247.
II lowering, detraction, Plu.2.149a.
III = water hemlock, κώνειον, Ps.-Dsc.4.78.
IV Astrol., name for eighth τόπος of the δωδεκάωρος, Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).161.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀμαύρωσις: -εως, ἡ, ἐπισκότισις, ὀμμάτων ἀμ., ὅταν ἀρχίσῃ τις νὰ μὴ βλέπῃ σαφῶς, Ἱππ. Κωακ. Προγν. 154: παρὰ μεταγ., ἡ παντελὴς ἐπισκότισις τῆς ὄψεως ἄνευ φανερᾶς αἰτίας, Γαλην. 14. 776. 2) ἡ ἀμβλύτης, ἡ νωθρότης τοῦ νοῦ, ὡς συμβαίνει ἐν τῇ πρεσβυτικῇ ἡλικίᾳ, «ἡ τοῦ γήρως λάρησις» (Ἀρετ.), «ξεμώραμα» (Κοραῆς), Ἀριστ. Περὶ Ψυχ. 1. 4.13. ΙΙ. δυσφημία κατὰ τῆς τιμῆς ἢ τῆς ὑπολήψεώς τινος, Πλούτ. 2. 149Α.

Spanish (DGE)

-εως, ἡ
I 1oscurecimiento, debilidad del sol περὶ τὰς ἀκτῖνας Sch.Arat.869M.
de los sentidos ὀμμάτων Hp.Coac.221, Prorrh.1.113, cf. Gal.14.776, 16.609, Plu.Ant.71
de la mente ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Arist.de An.408b20, τῶν γερόντων Diog.Oen.57.1.5, cf. Thd.Am.5.26
tanto de la vista como de la mente, I.AI 9.57, 2Ep.Clem.1.6
τῶν χρηστηρίων Plu.2.411e.
2 conjuro que hace invisible, PMag.1.222, 247.
3 rebajamiento, humillación Plu.2.149a.
4 destrucción como otro n. de la cicuta Ps.Dsc.4.78.
II astrol. amaurosis n. de la octava casa del δωδεκάωρος Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4).161.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀμαύρωσις: εως ἡ
1) помрачение, т. е. ослабление, притупление (τοῦ νοῦ ἐν τῷ γήρᾳ Arst.; τῶν αἰσθητηρίων Plut.);
2) бессодержательность, вздорность (τῶν χρηστηρίων Plut.);
3) умаление (ἀ. ἢ ταπείνωσις Plut.).