ἀπόκλισις
From LSJ
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A slope, Cleom.1.1, Ph.1.459. II turning off, decline, of fortune, Plu.2.611a; of disease, Gal.7.424, Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus.58.98. III stooping, descent, Plu.2.970d; of the sun, Id.Aem.17; of a ship, rolling, Id.Pomp.47 (pl.); of a crowd, swaying to and fro, Id.Pyrrh.33. IV Astrol., passing away from a κέντρον, Vett.Val.57.14. V turning aside, Corn.Rh.p.384H.
German (Pape)
[Seite 307] ἡ, 1) Neigung nach unten, Senkung, Plut. Pomp. 47. – 2) Abweichung, Plut.