πλήρωσις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">filling up, filling</b>, πληρώσεσι καὶ κενώσεσι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>42c</span>; esp. with people, κληρώσεις δικαστηρίων καὶ π. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>956e</span>; <b class="b3">π. τῆς νεώς</b> <b class="b2">manning</b> the ship, <span class="title">CIG</span>2501 (Cos, i B. C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">sensual satisfaction, gratification</b>, esp. of eating and drinking, τὸ πίνειν π. τῆς ἐνδείας <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>496e</span>; <b class="b3">ἐκπορίζεσθαι ταῖς ἡδοναῖς π</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">492a</span>; πληρώσεών τινων καὶ ἡδονῶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>439d</span>: as expl. of the origin of pleasure, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>31e</span>sq., <span class="bibl">35a</span> sq.; of other passions, θυμοῦ π. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Lys.</span>19</span>; of the higher aspirations, <span class="bibl">Plot.5.8.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">completion of a number</b>, <b class="b3">μῆνας ἑπτὰ τοὺς ἐπιλοίπους . . ἐς τὰ ὀκτὼ ἔτεα</b> <b class="b3">τῆς πληρώσιος</b> which remained <b class="b2">to complete</b> the eight years, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.67</span>; <b class="b3">εἰς π. ἐκρηγμάτων</b> (<b class="b3">ἐκχρημ-</b> Pap.) <b class="b3">κδ'</b> making a <b class="b2">total</b> of <span class="bibl">24</span> sluices, Wilcken <span class="title">Chr.</span>11 <span class="title">A</span>14 (ii B. C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">filling up</b> a document, Lyd. <span class="title">Mag.</span>3.68. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Pass., <b class="b2">becoming full</b>, τῆς σελήνης <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>582b2</span>, <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>2p.40U.</span>; of women, <b class="b2">impregnation</b>, Arist. l.c.; <b class="b3">αἱ τῶν σιτίων π</b>. <b class="b2">a being filled with</b> food, opp. <b class="b3">αἱ ἔνδειαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phgn.</span>810b22</span>: abs., <b class="b2">repletion</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>9</span>, <span class="bibl">21</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1380b4</span>.</span>