ἀποδοχή
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
Aeol. ἀπυδοχά, ἡ,
A receiving back, having restored to one, opp. ἀπόδοσις, Th.4.81. 2 entertainment, reception, ξένων J.AJ12.2.12 (s.v.l.). 3 place of reception, γῆ ἀ. πάντων Secund.Sent.15. II acceptance, approbation, favour, ἀποδοχῆς τυγχάνειν παρά τινι Plb.1.5.5, cf. J.AJ6.14.4; ἀ. ἀξιοῦσθαι Plb.2.56.1, cf. D.S.12.53; μετ' εὐχαριστίας καὶ ἀποδοχῆς Phld.D.3.2; εἶναι ἐν ἀ. τῷ δήμῳ SIG807.21 (Magn. Mae., i A. D.); εἶναι ἐν τῇ καλλίστῃ ἀ. AJA18.324 (Sardes); ἐν ἀ. ἔχην τινά GDI311 (Cyme); πάσης ἀ. ἄξιος 1 Ep.Ti.1.15, cf. SIG 867.21 (Ephesus, ii A. D.), Hp.Ep.20. III acceptation, meaning of terms, S.E.M.1.232.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποδοχή: ἡ, (ἀποδέχομαι), τὸ δέχεσθαί τι ἐπιστρεφόμενον, παραλαβή, ἀντίθετον τῷ ἀπόδοσις, Θουκ. 4. 81. ΙΙ. ἀποδοχή, ἐπιδοκιμασία, εὔνοια, συχν. παρὰ Πολυβ., Διόδ., κλ.· ἀποδοχῆς τυγχάνειν παρά τινι Πολύβ. 1. 5, 5, κ. ἀλλ.· ἀπ. ἀξιοῦσθαι ὁ αὐτ. 2. 56, 1· ἐν ἀπ. ἔχειν τινὰ Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 3524. 29, κτλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῆς (ἡ) :
recouvrement.
Étymologie: ἀποδέχομαι.
