ἔκκλισις
From LSJ
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A turning out of one's course, deflexion, τῆς σελήνης Plu.2.929c (pl.). 2 tendency, Arist.Pr.863b24. II dislocation, Hp.Art.62. III avoidance, refusal, opp.αἵρεσις, Cleanth.Stoic.1.129(pl.) ; opp.ἐκλογή, Stoic.3.190 ; opp. ὄρεξις, Epict.Ench.2 ; τῶν ὀχληρῶν S.E.M.1.51 ; τῆς βλάβης Gal.13.124, cf. Plot.1.4.6, etc. IV moral declension, ib.8.15.
German (Pape)
[Seite 763] ἡ, das Abweichen; τῆς σελήνης Plut. fac. orb. lun. 16 M.; das Vermeiden, Ggstz ὄρεξις, Epict. enchir. 1.
