κατάφασις
From LSJ
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A affirmation, affirmative proposition, opp. ἀπόφασις, Pl.Def.413c, Arist.Int.17a25, al., EN1139a21. 2 affirmative particle, A.D.Adv.124.9, Synt.245.22.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1388] ἡ (κατάφημι), Bejahung, Ggstz ἀπόφασις, Plat. Defin. 413 c; Beistimmung, Arist. Eth. 6, 2, öfter Rhett.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
1 affirmation;
2 t. de gramm. phrase affirmative.
Étymologie: καταφατίζω.
Αnt. ἀπόφασις¹.
