ἐπίφραξις
From LSJ
τούτων γάρ ἑκάτερον κοινῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορεύεται ζῷον, καί ὁ λόγος δέ τῆς οὐσίας ὁ αὐτός → and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a8-10)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (ἐπιφράσσω) A obstruction of the earth, in eclipses, Plu.2.891f, Anaximand.11.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1001] ἡ, Verstopfung, Plut. plac. phil. 2, 29.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίφραξις: -εως, ἡ, ἡ παρέμπτωσις τῆς γῆς ἐν ταῖς ἐκλείψεσι τῆς σελήνης, Πλούτ. 2. 891Ε.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
action d’obstruer, de cacher.
Étymologie: ἐπί, φράσσω.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπίφραξις: εως ἡ астр. закрытие (при затмении) (γῆς Plut.).
