defossus

ἆρά γε λόγον ἔχει δυοῖν ἀρχαῖν, ὑλικῆς τε καὶ δραστικῆς → does it in fact have the function of two principles, the material and the active?

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēfossus: a, um, Part., from defodio.
dēfossus: ūs, m. defodio,
I a digging deeply, Plin. 19, 8, 48.

(1) dēfossus, a, um, part. p. de defodio.
(2) dēfossŭs, abl. ū, m., action de creuser : Plin. 19, 163.

dēfossus, ūs, m. (defodio), das tiefe Graben, area in defossum cavata, tief gehöhlte Senkgrube, Plin. 19, 163.

defossus defossus N M :: digging deeply