ὑποδιαστολή

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A slight stop, between words in speaking or reading, Quint.Inst.11.3.35.    II mark to divide words from one another (most Greek writing being continuous), e. g. ἔστιν, ἄξιος to distinguish it from ἔστι Νάξιος, Ps.-D.T.674, Sch.D.T.p.24H., al., Eust.701.56, 1465.16.    III slight change in positions of the planets, Vett.Val.73.17.