δείνωσις
From LSJ
τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A exaggeration or exacerbation, Pl.Phdr.272a, Quint.Inst.6.2.24, Longin.11.2, 12.5 (pl.), Demetr. Eloc.130; αὔξησις καὶ δ. D.H.Vett.Cens.2.5, cf. Lys.19 (pl.). II indignation, Arist.Rh.1417a13, 1419b26. 2 frowning, ὀφρύες δεινώσιος μετέχουσαι Hp.Acut.42.
German (Pape)
[Seite 539] ἡ, das Schrecklich-, Großmachen, das Uebertreiben, Plat. Phaedr. 272 a; Plut. Flam. 18; auch als rhetorische Figur, Arist. rhet. 2, 21; vgl. Quinct. 6, 2, 24.
