apophasis
From LSJ
Πρὸς υἱὸν ὀργὴν οὐκ ἔχει χρηστὸς πατήρ → Boni parentis ira nulla in filium → Ein guter Vater zürnt nicht gegen seinen Sohn
Latin > English
apophasis apophasis N F :: denial, rhetorical device where one answers himself
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ăpŏphăsis: is, f., = ἀπόφασις (denial), rhet. fig.,
I whereby one, as it were, answers himself, Jul. Rufin. 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăpŏphăsis, is, f. (ἀπόφασις), négation : Isid. Orig. 2, 27, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
apophasis, is, Akk. in, Abl. i, f. (ἀπόφασις), die Verneinung, Abwehr (rein lat. abnuentia od. negatio), Ggstz. cataphasis (rein lat. affirmatio), Aur. Augustin. rhet. 11. Isid. 2, 27, 3. Vict. art. rhet. p. 375, 38 H.
