ἄκουσμα
Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
English (LSJ)
ατος, τό,
A thing heard, such as music, ἥδιστον ἄ. X.Mem.2.1.31, Men.660; ἀ. καὶ ὁράματα Arist.Pol.1336b2, cf. EN1174b28, Posidon.23, Plu.Crass.33. 2 rumour, report, S.OC518 (lyr.), Jul.Or.3.110d. 3 oral instruction, in the Pythag. school, Iamb. VP18.82.
German (Pape)
[Seite 78] τό, das Gehörte, ὀρθὸν ἄκ. ἀκούειν Soph. O. C. 520, vom Gesang, μουσικὰ ἀκ., Plat. Axioch. 371 d; ἡδύ Arist. Eth. Nic. 10, 4, 7; Cic. Att. 12, 4; von dem, was man gelernt hat, πολλῶν καὶ καλῶν ἀκ. πεπληρωμένος Isocr. 1, 12; D. Hal. 10, 10 δεινὰ ἀκ., schreckliche Gerüchte. Bei Athen. V, 211 c VI, 246 d Plut. Crass. 33 sind ἀκούσματα Sänger; ἔπαινος ἥδιστον ἀκ. Xen. Mem. 2, 1, 31, der angenehmste Ohrenschmaus; so verb. Luc. Nigr. 19 θεάματα καὶ ἀκούσματα, wie Plut. Symp. 5, 1, 2.
