ἔκκλισις
ὤδινεν ὄρος, Ζεὺς δ' ἐφοβεῖτο, τὸ δ' ἔτεκεν μῦν → the mountain was in labor — even Zeus was afraid — but gave birth to a mouse
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, A turning out of one's course, deflexion, τῆς σελήνης Plu.2.929c (pl.). 2 tendency, Arist.Pr.863b24. II dislocation, Hp.Art.62. III avoidance, refusal, opp. αἵρεσις, Cleanth.Stoic.1.129(pl.); opp. ἐκλογή, Stoic.3.190; opp. ὄρεξις, Epict.Ench.2; τῶν ὀχληρῶν S.E.M.1.51; τῆς βλάβης Gal.13.124, cf. Plot.1.4.6, etc. IV moral declension, ib.8.15.
German (Pape)
[Seite 763] ἡ, das Abweichen; τῆς σελήνης Plut. fac. orb. lun. 16 M.; das Vermeiden, Ggstz ὄρεξις, Epict. enchir. 1.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἔκκλισις: -εως, ἡ, τὸ παρεκλίνειν ἐκ τῆς τακτικῆς πορείας, λοξοδρομία, Πλούτ. 2. 929C. ΙΙ. ἐξάρθρωσις, Ἱππ. π. Ἄρθρ. 827.
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
1 déclinaison d’un astre;
2 action d’éviter.
Étymologie: ἐκκλίνω.
Spanish (DGE)
-εως, ἡ
I 1medic. dislocación ἢν μὴ πάνυ μεγάλη ἡ ἔ. ᾖ Hp.Art.62.
2 desviación de la luna en latitud, Plu.2.929c, de los humores corporales, Hp.Hum.1.
3 inclinación, tendencia ἡ εἰς ἀλέαν ἔ. Arist.Pr.863b24.
II rechazo, repulsa op. αἵρεσις Cleanth.Stoic.1.129, op. ὄρεξις Epict.Ench.2, Plot.1.8.15, Simp.in Epict.39.10, 13, op. ἐκλογή c. gen. obj. ἔ. τῶν τούτοις ἐναντίων Chrysipp.Stoic.3.190, τῶν ὀχληρῶν S.E.M.1.51, τῆς βλάβης Gal.13.124, cf. Plot.1.4.6.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἔκκλῐσις: εως ἡ отклонение (σελήνης Plut.).
