essence
From LSJ
Μετὰ τὴν δόσιν τάχιστα γηράσκει χάρις → Post munera cito consenescit gratia → Gleich nach der Gabe altert äußerst schnell der Dank
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
that which constitutes the nature of anything: P. οὐσία. ἡ (Plato).
jar for essences: V. μυρηρὸν τεῦχος (Aesch., Fragment).
