emphasis
χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
since he lays such emphasis on the past: P. ἐπειδὴ πολὺς τοῖς συμβεβηκόσιν ἔγκειται (Dem. 294).
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
emphăsis: is, f., = ἔμφασις, a figure of rhet.,
I emphasis, rhetorical stress (cf.: pondus, significatio), Quint. 9, 2, 64; 8, 2, 11; 8, 3, 86 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
emphăsis, is, f. (ἔμφασις), emphase [rhét.] : Quint. 8, 2, 11.
Latin > German (Georges)
emphasis, eos, Akk. im, Abl. ī, f. (εμφασις), I) der Anblick, rein lat. intuitio, Chalcid. Tim. 239 in. – II) der Nachdruck-, die Kraft des Ausdrucks, der noch mehr bedeutet u. in sich ahnen läßt, als er eigentlich ausspricht, die Emphase, Quint. 8, 2, 11 u.a. Diom. 456, 29 (wo Genet.). Serv. Verg. Aen. 2, 79 u. 394: expressius cum emphasi pronuntiare, Cassian. coll. 23, 16.
Latin > English
emphasis emphasos/is N F :: emphasis; stress
