ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
| Full diacritics: πήγνῡσις | Medium diacritics: πήγνυσις | Low diacritics: πήγνυσις | Capitals: ΠΗΓΝΥΣΙΣ |
| Transliteration A: pḗgnysis | Transliteration B: pēgnysis | Transliteration C: pignysis | Beta Code: ph/gnusis |
εως, ἡ, A = πῆξις, Ps.-Thales ap.Gal.16.37.
-ύσεως, ἡ, Α
η πήξη.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Μτγν. τ. σχηματισμένος από τον ενεστ. πήγνυ-μι + κατάλ. -σις].
