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ἔπειξις

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Democritus, DK 68b22
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Full diacritics: ἔπειξις Medium diacritics: ἔπειξις Low diacritics: έπειξις Capitals: ΕΠΕΙΞΙΣ
Transliteration A: épeixis Transliteration B: epeixis Transliteration C: epeiksis Beta Code: e)/peicis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A haste, hurry, J.AJ18.6.5, Plu.Rom.29, Ruf. ap. Orib.8.24.23, Aristid. Or.48(24).61, Luc.DMeretr.10.3, etc.    2 emergency, Antyll. ap. Orib.10.23.30.    II urging, pressing, Gloss.: pl., App.BC1.19 (s.v.l.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 911] ἡ, die Beschleunigung, die Eile; Luc. D. meretr. 10; Plut. Rom. 29 u. a. Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἔπειξις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ ἐπείγεσθαι, σπουδή, διὰ τὴν ἔπειξιν ἀλλήλους... ἀνακαλοῦντες πολλάκις Πλούτ. Ρωμ. 29· γράμματα οὐ πάνυ σαφῆ... δηλοῦντα ἔπειξιν τοῦ γεγραφότος Λουκ. Ἑταιρ. Διάλ. 10. 3.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
hâte, empressement.
Étymologie: ἐπείγω.

Greek Monolingual

ἔπειξις, η (Α) επείγω
1. βία, σπουδή («διὰ τὴν ἔπειξιν ἀλλήλους... ἀνακαλοῡντες πολλάκις», Πλούτ.)
2. πίεση.

Greek Monotonic

ἔπειξις: -εως, ἡ (ἐπείγω), σπουδή, βία, βιασύνη, σε Πλούτ.