περικάκησις
From LSJ
προγράψαντες οὖν τά τε θεωρήματα καὶ τὰ ἐπιτάγματα τὰ χρεῖαν ἔχοντα εἰς τὰς ἀποδείξιας αὐτῶν μετὰ ταῦτα γραψοῦμές τοι τὰ προκείμενα → having therefore written at the beginning the theorems and the postulates that are necessary for their proofs, we will then write out for you the propositions
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A extreme ill-luck, Id.1.85.2, al.
German (Pape)
[Seite 578] ἡ, großes Unglück, Verzweiflung mitten im Unglück, Pol. 1, 85, 2. 15, 29, 10.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
περικάκησις: -εως, ἡ, ἀπελπιστικὴ κατάστασις, Πολύβ. 1. 85. 2, κτλ.
