μέλανσις
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A a becoming black, opp. λεύκανσις Arist.Ph.227b8, 230a23. 2 dyeing black, τριχῶν Alex. Trall.1.3.
German (Pape)
[Seite 120] ἡ, das Schwarzwerden, Ggstz λεύκανσις, Arist. physic. 5, 6, 5.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μέλανσις: ἡ, «μαύρισμα», ἐν ἀντιθέσει πρὸς τὸ λεύκανσις, Ἀριστ. Φυσ. 5. 6, 5.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
μέλανσις: εως ἡ почернение Arst.
