σημασία
Δύναται τὸ πλουτεῖν καὶ φιλανθρώπους ποιεῖν → Being rich can even produce a social conscience → Animos nonnumquam humanos concinnant opes → Mitunter macht der Reichtum Menschen auch human
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (
A σημαίνω 11) the giving a signal or command, LXXNu.29.1; αἱ ἀπὸ τῶν ἄρκτων σ. D.S.2.54. II indication, αἱ πράξεις ἤθους σ. ἐστίν Arist.Pr.919b36; designation, Str.8.6.5. 2 meaning, signification, πρὸς τὸ περὶ σημασιῶν Φίλωνος, title of work by Chrysippus, Stoic.2.5, cf. Phld.Sign.34: freq. in Gramm., A.D.Pron.14.3, al., Ael.Tact.24.4, Iamb.Protr.4, etc. 3 notation in Music, Gaud. Harm.20. III the decisive appearance of a disease, Aret.SA1.5, al. IV mark, ἐν δέρματι χρωτός LXX Le.13.2; of the Nile-flood, ἀνῆλθεν ἡ τοῦ Νείλου σ. κατὰ τὸ ἱερατικὸν σημεῖον Bull.Soc.Alex. 5.55(v/vi A.D.). V address of a correspondent, POxy.1678.28 (iii A.D.). VI βασιλικὴ σ. royal insignia or appearance, Sor. Fasc.8.
German (Pape)
[Seite 874] ἡ, das Bezeichnen, das Geben eines Zeichens, Befehls, auch das gegebene Zeichen selbst, Sp.