ἀπόδοσις
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (ἀποδίδωμι)
A giving back, restitution, return, τῶν ἵππων Hdt.4.9; τῶν χωρίων Th.5.35, Pl.R.332b; dist. from δόσις, Arist. Pr.950a37. 2 payment, IG.1.32A5, etc.; ἡ ἀ. τοῦ μισθοῦ Th.8.85; φόρου Luc.VH1.36: generally, giving, Pl.Lg.807d; rendering, i.e. performance, ἔργου Dam.Pr. 64. 3 assignment, attribution, Plot.5.1.6. II rendering by way of definition, Arist.Cat.7a8, Top.108b9, al.; definition, S.E.P.3.242, etc. 2 in a sentence, clause answering to the πρότασις, διὰ μακροῦ τὰς ἀ. λαμβάνειν D.H.Th.52,al.; cf. ἀποδίδωμι 11.2. 3 Gramm., interpretation, explanation, A.D.Synt.155.25, cf. Heliod. ap. Orib.48.70.5: generally, account, explanation, Epicur.Ep.2p.41U. (pl.), Simp.in Ph.614.13; but ψιλὴ ἀ. bare statement, Theodor. ap. Corn.Rh.p.363H. III (from Med.) sale, Poll.3.124.
German (Pape)
[Seite 301] ἡ, das Wiedergeben, καὶ λῆψις Plat. Rep. I, 332 b; ὁμήρων Pol. 10, 34; bes. Zurückzahlen. Uebh. das Darreichen, Geben, πόνων καὶ τροφῆς Plat. Legg. VII, 807 d; Erklärung, Arist. top. 1, 5; Sp. auch Erzählung; der Nachsatz, im Ggstz von πρότασις, Gramm.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόδοσις: -εως, ἡ, (ἀποδίδωμι), τὸ ἀποδιδόναι, ἡ ἐπιστροφὴ πράγματός τινος ὀφειλομένου, τῶν ἵππων Ἡρόδ. 4. 9· τῶν χωρίων Θουκ. 5. 35, Πλάτ. Πολ. 332Β· διάφορον τοῦ δόσις, Ἀριστ. Προβλ. 29. 2. 2) ἡ ἀπότισις, ἡ πληρωμή, ἡ ἀπ. τοῦ μισθοῦ Θουκ. 8. 85· φόρου Λουκ. π. Ἀλ. Ἱστ. 1. 36: καθόλου, δόσις, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 807D. ΙΙ. ἡ δι’ ὁρισμοῦ ἀπόδοσις, Ἀριστ. Κατηγ. 7. 11, Τοπ. 1. 5, 1. κ. ἀλλ. 2) ἐν τῇ γραμματ. ἡ ἀπόδοσις, καὶ διὰ μακροῦ τὰς ἀποδόσεις λαμβανούσας νοήσεις Διον. Ἁλ. περὶ Θουκ. 52, κ. ἀλλ.· ἴδε τὸ ῥῆμα ἀποδίδωμι ΙΙ. 3. ΙΙΙ. παρὰ Πολυδ. Γ΄, 124, κτλ. (ἐκ τοῦ μέσου) = πώλησις.
