ἀπόρραξις
From LSJ
Τὰς γὰρ ἡδονὰς ὅταν προδῶσιν ἄνδρες, οὐ τίθημ' ἐγὼ ζῆν τοῦτον, ἀλλ' ἔμψυχον ἡγοῦμαι νεκρόν → But when people lose their pleasures, I do not consider this life – rather, it is just a corpse with a soul
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, a
A game of ball, Poll.9.103,105, Eust.1601.33.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόρραξις: -εως, ἡ, παιδιὰ διὰ σφαίρας, συνήθης καὶ σήμερον· ὁ παίζων ῥίπτει μεθ’ ὁρμῆς τὴν σφαῖραν εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος, καὶ ἀναπηδῶσαν ἀποκρούει αὐτὴν ὀπίσω πολλάκις, «ἐδει τὴν σφαῖραν εὐτόνως πρὸς τὸ ἔδαφος ῥήξαντα, ὑποδεξάμενον τὸ πήδημα τῆς σφαίρας, τῇ χειρὶ πάλιν ἀντιπέμψαι, καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πηδημάτων ἠριθμεῖτο» Πολυδ. Θ΄, 103, 105, Εὐστ. 1601. 53.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
juego de pelota consistente en hacerla botar sobre el suelo, Poll.9.103, Hsch., Eust.1601.33.
