essence
From LSJ
ἀλλ᾽ ἀμφὶ τοῖς σφαλεῖσι μὴ 'ξ ἑκουσίας ὀργὴ πέπειρα → to those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle | men's wrath is softened toward those who have erred unwittingly
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
that which constitutes the nature of anything: P. οὐσία. ἡ (Plato).
jar for essences: V. μυρηρὸν τεῦχος (Aesch., Fragment).
