κατάτρησις
From LSJ
ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ, aperture, mostly pl., Epicur. ap. Placit.2.20.14, Dsc.5.102, Gal.7.728, al., Erot. s.v. σπόγγοι.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1386] ἡ, das Durchbohren, Sp.; das Loch, Epicur. bei Plut. plac. phil. 2, 20 E.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
trou.
Étymologie: κατατιτράω.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
κατάτρησις: -εως, ἡ, διάτρησις, τὸ διὰ μέσου τρυπᾶν, ὀπή, ἄνοιγμα, γήϊνον πύκνωμα κισηροειδὲς ταῖς κατ. εἶναι τὸν ἥλιον Ἐπίκουρ. παρὰ Πλουτ. 2. 890C· τερηδὼν ὀστοῦ κατάτρησις ἀπὸ φθορᾶς Γαλην.· αἱ τῶν ῥινῶν κατατρήσεις Θωμ. Μάγιστρ. σ. 784· αἱ τῶν σφηκῶν κατατρήσεις Ἡσύχ.