σχέσις
ἐὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξεν καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει καὶ περισσεία τοῦ ἀνδρείου σοφία (Ecclesiastes 10:10, LXX version) → If the iron axe fails, and the man has furrowed his brow, he will gather his strength, and the redoubling of his manly vigor will be the wise thing.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (ἔχω, σχεῖν)
A state, condition, σ. τοῦ σώματος habit of body, much like διάθεσις, which is alterable, opp. ἕξις (constitution or temperament, which is permanent), Hp.Art.8; hence ἐν σχέσει, of temporary, passing conditions, opp. those which have become constitutional (ἐν ἕξει), Gal.10.533; τί διαφέρει σ. ἕξεως; Luc.Symp.23, cf. Herm.81; σ. ἀθλητική the habit of an athlete, D.L.5.67. b stationary condition, whether stable or not, opp. κίνησις, Stoic.3.19, 2.115 (pl.), Apollod.ib.3.260, Plot.3.1.7; ἐν σχέσει, opp. ἐν κινήσει, but inclusive of ἐν ἕξει, Stoic.3.26. 2 generally, nature, quality, οὔτ' εἶδος, . . οὔθ' ὅπλων σ. A.Th.507; ἡ τῆς ὁπλίσεως αὐτῶν σ. Pl.Ti.24b; τριχῶν καὶ ἐσθῆτος X.Smp.4.57; ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ σ. διάγει τὸν βίον D.45.68, cf. Epicur.Nat.2.2; κρεᾴδια . . δροσώδη τὴν σχέσιν Alex.124.12. 3 expression, attitude, Phld.Acad.Ind.pp.50,53 M.; position, posture, as in dancing, Plu.2.747c. 4 relation, Arist.Fr.182, Zeno Stoic.1.49, etc.; ἡ πρός τι σ. D.L.9.87: abs., Sch.Ar.Pl.2: also, relationship, Arr.Epict.4.6.26 (but σχέσιν ἀδελφικὴν ἔχειν πρός τινα to be fraternally disposed towards... POsl.55.6 (ii/iii A.D.); φιλικὴ σ. POxy.1588.3 (iv A.D.)). b Gramm., relation, A.D.Adv. 183.3, al.: also in Metric, κατὰ σχέσιν εἶναι or γεγράφθαι or be relative, i.e. composed with strophic correspondence, Aristid.Quint.1.29, Heph.Poëm.3, Sch.Ar.Nu.518. 5 αἱ δέκα σ., = the ten categories or σχήματα τῆς κατηγορίας, Theol.Ar.59, Iamb.in Nic.p.11P. 6 αὗται αἱ σ., ἑπτὰ οὖσαι the seven positions (sc. ἄνω, κάτω κτλ.), Cleom. 1.1; 'up' and 'down' were not relative (οὐ κατὰ σχέσιν) according to the Stoics, Stoic.2.176. II checking, retention, τῆς καθάρσιος (pus or phlegm) Hp.Aph.7.80; τοῦ οὔρου Id.Epid.5.79; opp. ῥοή, Pl.Cra.424a. III possession, Aristaenet.1.19; ὅπλων bearing, Pl.R.452c.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1054] ἡ, wie ἕξις, u. das lat. habitus von habere, Haltung, Zustand, Beschaffenheit; ὅπλων, Aesch. Spt. 489; ἡ τῆς ὁπλίσεως αὐτῶν σχέσις, Plat. Tim. 24 b; bes. Leibesbeschaffenheit, Befinden, wobei die Aerzte Krankheiten ἐν ἕξει, die schon habituell, zum gewohnten Zustande geworden, von denen ἐν σχέσει, die sich als vorübergehend leicht vertreiben lassen, unterscheiden; übh. Verfassung; Galen. Vgl. Luc. τί διαφέρει σχέσις ἕξεως, Conv. 23. – Das Zurückhalten, Festhalten, περὶ ῥοῆς τε καὶ σχέσεως Plat. Crat. 424 a; Hippocr.
