πάθησις
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A passivity, opp. ποίησις, Arist.Ph.202a23, de An.426a9, Plot. 6.1.20. II morbid affection, disease, ὄψεων παθήσεις Antig.Mir. 171.
German (Pape)
[Seite 437] ἡ, das Leiden, Ggstz von ποίησις, Arist. de anim. 3, 2.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πάθησις: [ᾰ], ἡ, τὸ πάσχειν, ἀντίθετον τῷ ποίησις, Ἀριστ. Φυσ. 3. 3, 2, π. Ψυχῆς 3. 2, 7.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
πάθησις: εως (ᾰ) ἡ испытывание внешних воздействий, страдательное состояние (τὸ μὲν ποίησις, τὸ δὲ π. Arst.).
