παραύξησις
ὅταν δὲ τἄμ' ἀθυμήσαντ' ἴδῃς, σύ μου τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε παραμυθοῦ θ' → whenever you see me despondent over my situation, do what you can to lessen and relieve what is wild and senseless in my thinking | whenever you see me despondent, you must cure the grim derangement of my mind and encourage me
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A waxing, ἡμερῶν καὶ νυκτῶν Gem.6.29 (pl.) ; opp. μείωσις, Id.18.4 ; τῆς σελήνης Dsc. 5.141 ; φωτός Porph. ap. Eus.PE3.11, cf. Jul.Or.4.147b. 2 progressive increase of parallel series, Vett. Val.295.6. 3 metrical lengthening, φωνῶν S.E.M.1.126(pl.). 4 singing of high notes, ἡ παραυξήσεως φιλοτεχνία Antyll. ap. Orib.6.10.7. 5 Rhet., amplification, exaggeration, Quint.Inst.9.2.106.
German (Pape)
[Seite 505] Vermehrung, Vergrößerung durch daneben- od. darangesetzte Stücke od. Theile, Clem. Al. u. a. Sp.; Ggstz von μείωσις, S. Emp. adv. log. 2, 58.
