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κροῦσις

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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225
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Full diacritics: κροῦσις Medium diacritics: κροῦσις Low diacritics: κρούσις Capitals: ΚΡΟΥΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: kroûsis Transliteration B: krousis Transliteration C: kroysis Beta Code: krou=sis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A striking, smiting, collision, αἱ πρὸς ἀλλήλας κ., of atoms, Epicur.Nat.Herc.1431.16; ἡ πρὸς ἄλληλα κ. τῶν ὅπλων Plu. Aem.32; ποδὸς κρούσει χρώμενος spurring with the heel, of a rider, Id.Alex.6.    2 tapping or ringing of earthen vessels, to see whether they are sound: hence, generally, scrutiny, Suid.    3 metaph., of sophistical attempts to deceive, chicanery, Ar.Nu.318.    4 playing on a stringed instrument, Plu.Per.15, 2.1137b, etc.: generally, instrumental music, Plb.30.22.5; κρούσεις καὶ μέλη Phld.Mus. p.13 K.; παρὰ τὴν κροῦσιν λέγειν, of the recitative, ᾄδειν, of the air sung to the accompaniment of instrumental music, Plu.2.1141a; κ. ἡ ὑπὸ τὴν ᾠδήν heterophone accompaniment, ib.b.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1514] ἡ, das Schlagen, Klopfen; ποδός, ὅπλων, Plut. Alex. 6, Ael. N. A. 2, 10; das Anklopfen an irdene Gefäße, um am Klange zu hören, ob sie Risse haben, Schol. Ar. Nubb. 317; dah. übh. das Prüfen, Erproben. – Das Schlagen, Spielen eines Saiteninstruments, übh. das Vortragen eines Tonstücks auf einem Instrumente; Pol. 30, 13, 5; κροῦσις ὑπὸ τὴν ᾠδήν, Instrumentalbegleitung zum Gesange, Arist. probl. 19, 40; λέγεσθαι παρὰ τὴν κροῦσιν = recitativisch vortragen; ᾄδεσθαι παρὰ τὴν κροῦσιν soll ein choralmäßiges Singen sein, Plut. de musica 28. – Auch = der Betrug, s. κρουσιμετρέω; od. von der Wagschaale, die man herunterdrückt, hergenommen, E. M.; – auch von sophistischen Rednern, Schol. Ar. Nubb. 317.