ἀνάλυσις
ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (ἀναλύω)
A loosing, releasing, κακῶν from evils, S.El.142 (lyr.); ὅρκων Timae.23. 2 dissolving, Arist. Mu.394b17, Plu.2.915c (pl.); σώματος, of death, Secund.Sent.19. 3 resolution of a problem by the analysis of its conditions, opp. σύνθεσις, Arist.EN1112b23; esp. in Math., Phld.Acad.Ind.17, Papp.634.11, Procl.in Euc.p.43 F. 4 in the Logic of Arist., reduction of the imperfect figures into the perfect one, APr.51a18, al., Chrysipp.Stoic.2.7. 5 solution of a problem, etc., Plu.Rom.12. II (from Pass.) retrogression, Id.2.76d; retirement, departure, J.AJ19.4.1; death (cf. ἀναλύω 111), 2 Ep.Ti.4.6.
German (Pape)
[Seite 197] ἡ, das Auflösen, die Aufhebung, κακῶν, Befreiung von Uebeln, Soph. El. 140; Lösung einer Schwierigkeit, Plut. Rom. 12, Beantwortung einer Frage. Bei den Philosophen u. Mathematikern, im Ggstz der σύνθεσις, Auflösung in die einfachen Begriffe, Arist. Anal. pr. 1, 45 Eth. 3, 3.
