δήμευσις
From LSJ
σταγόνες ὕδατος πέτρας κοιλαίνουσιν → constant dropping wears away a stone, constant dripping will wear away the hardest stone, little strokes fell big oaks, constant dripping wears the stone, constant dropping wears the stone, constant dripping will wear away a stone
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A confiscation of property, θάνατον ἢ φυγὴν ἢ δ. χρημάτων IG12.101.7, cf. Pl.Prt.325c (pl.), D.17.15; δ. alone, Arist. Pol.1298a6; δημεύσει τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ζημιοῦν D.21.43; τῆς οὐσίης SIG167.26 (Mylasa, iv B. C.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 561] ἡ, die mit der Achtserklärung verbundene Einziehung des Vermögens; χρημάτων, Plat. Prot. 325 c; Dem. 17, 15; vgl. Arist. pol. 4, 11. 6, 3; auch Sp.
