κάθεξις
ἠργάζετο τῷ σώματι μισθαρνοῦσα τοῖς βουλομένοις αὐτῇ πλησιάζειν → she lived as a prostitute letting out her person for hire to those who wished to enjoy her, she worked with her body by hiring herself out to anyone who wanted to have sex with her
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (κατέχω) A holding, retention, τῆς ἀρχῆς Th.3.47; ἐν μνήμῃ καὶ καθέξει Plu.2.968c; possession, Plot.6.1.23. 2 holding in, restraining, τοῦ πνεύματος Arist.Somn.Vig.456a16; (θυμοῦ) Id.EE 1223b20. 3 retentive power, of the bladder, Aret.CA1.4.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1283] ἡ, das Zurückhalten, Behaupten; τῆς ἀρχῆς Thuc. 3, 47; τοῦ πνεύματος, das Anhalten des Athems, Arist. de somn. 2 E.; τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν Plut. Num. 3.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
action de retenir, de conserver.
Étymologie: κατέχω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κάθεξις: -εως, ἡ, (κατέχω) κατοχή, κράτησις, τῆς ἀρχῆς Θουκ. 3. 47· ἐν μνήμῃ καὶ καθέξει Πλούτ. 2. 968C. 2) τὸ κρατεῖν τι ἐντός, περιορισμός, ἀναχαίτισις, τοῦ πνεύματος Ἀριστ. π. Ὕπν. 2, 17· τοῦ θυμοῦ, τῆς ἐπιθυμίας ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἠθ. Εὐδ. 2. 7, 8.
Greek Monotonic
κάθεξις: -εως, ἡ (κατέχω), κατοχή, συγκράτηση, σε Θουκ.
Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)
κάθεξις -εως, ἡ instandhouding, het vasthouden. het inhouden, tegenhouden:. ἡ τοῦ πνεύματος κάθεξις het inhouden van de adem Aristot. Pol. 1336a 38.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
κάθεξις: εως (ᾰ) ἡ
1) удерж(ив)ание, сохранение (τῆς ἀρχῆς Thuc.; μνήμη καὶ κ. Plut.);
2) задерживание, задержка (τοῦ πνεύματος Arst.);
3) сдерживание, подавление (τοῦ θυμοῦ Arst.).
