ἀπόπτωσις
From LSJ
τά δέ ἄνευ συμπλοκῆς, οἷον ἄνθρωπος, βοῦς, τρέχει, νικᾷ → and the simple forms of speech, for example: 'man', 'ox', 'runs', 'wins'
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A falling off or away, ὀστέων Hp.Mochl.35; ἀνθέων Dsc.Praef.8. 2 ἀ. τῆς ἀρχῆς deposition, Ath.12.530a. 3 direction in which a force is exerted, Ph. Bel.73.7. 4 vanishing, disappearance, negation, τὸ μηδαμῶς ὂν ἀ. ἐστι τοῦ ὄντος Dam.Pr.8; eclipse, τοῦ εἰδώλου ib.433. II declension from, καθήκοντος Chrysipp.Stoic.2.51, M.Ant.10.12, Procl.Inst.209 (pl.); τῆς εὐσεβείας Hierocl. in CA11p.442M.; κατὰ ἀπόπτωσιν, opp. κατὰ κατόρθωσιν, Herm. in Phdr.p.166A.
