ἀπώλεια
From LSJ
δόξειε δ' ἂν τῆς κυριωτάτης καὶ μάλιστα ἀρχιτεκτονικῆς. τοιαύτη δ' ἡ πολιτικὴ φαίνεται → It would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature.
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A destruction, Arist.EN1120a2, etc.: pl., Id.Mete.351b11. II loss, Id.Pr.952b26; opp. τήρησις, Plb.6.59.5 Schweigh., cf. BGU1058.35, al. (i B. C.); τῶν χρόνων ἀ. Diog.Oen.1. 2 perdition, Ep.Rom.9.22, 2 Ep.Thess.2.3. 3 thing lost, LXXLe.6.3 (5.22).
German (Pape)
[Seite 342] ἡ, das Verlieren, der Verlust, Demad. 2; Ggstz τήρησις Pol. 6, 59, 5; N. T.
