ὄχησις
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A a being carried, Pl.Ti.89a (pl.), Arist.Ph.243a17; ἵππων ὀχήσεις riding, Pl.R.452c, cf. Phld.Rh.2.197 S.; τὴν ὄχησιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ποιεῖσθαι, = ὀχεῖσθαι, Str.1.3.12; ἡ ὄ. πλείστη ἐπὶ τοῦ ὑγιέος σκέλεος, of lame people, the weight is thrown on the good leg, in walking, Hp. Art.52.
