αἰώρησις
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, A oscillatory movement, esp. Medic., of passive exercise, Pl.Ti.89a, cf. Gal.10.710; αἰ. δι' ὀχημάτων Poll.10.51.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
αἰώρησις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ κρέμασμα, τὸ κρατεῖν εἰς τὸν ἀέρα μετέωρον, Πλάτ. Τίμ. 89Α.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
• Alolema(s): ἀώρησις Hsch., Sud.
• Grafía: graf. ἐώρ- Sud., Phot.ε 2531
1 balanceo κατὰ τοὺς πλοῦς Pl.Ti.89a, αἰ. δι' ὀχημάτων Poll.10.51
•medic. balanceo o ejercicio pasivo Gal.10.710, 11.211.
2 suspensión, acción de colgar Hsch., Sud.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
αἰώρησις: εως ἡ качание, колебание Plat.
English (Woodhouse)
hanging in air, heaving motion, swinging motion, tossing motion, wavy motion
