ἔμφασις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, (ἐμφαίνομαι)

   A appearing in a smooth surface, reflection, as in a mirror or in water, Arist.Mete.373b24, 377b17; κατ' ἔμφασιν by reflection, Id.Mu.395a29; ἔμφασιν ποιεῖν Thphr.Lap.30; ἀμυδραὶ ἐ. τῆς ἀληθείας faint reflections or images, Plu.2.354c: generally, ἔ. προσώπου (in the moon) Epicur.Ep.2p.41U., Stoic.2.198, cf. Plot.4.3.18; τοῦ ὄντος Dam.Pr.69; τῶν πρώτων ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις Procl.in Alc.p.69C.; στερεοῦ πρώτη ἔ. ἐν τῇ τετράδι εὑρίσκεται Hierocl in CA 20p.465M.    2 outward appearance, impression, presentation, τὰς ἔ. κρίνειν Arist.Div.Somn.464b12; φαντασιῶν Stoic. 2.24 (pl.); κατὰ τὴν ἔ. Plb.5.63.2; ποιεῖν ἔμφασίν τινος give the appearance of. ., suggest, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.257; ποιεῖν ἔ. ὡς . . make as if... Plb.5.110.6; ποιεῖν, c. fut. inf., Str.8.3.30; ἔ. λαβεῖν τινος Phld.Ir. p.95 W., al.; ἔ. ἔχειν τινός D.H.Th.16; ἔ. ἔχειν ὡς . . D.S.11.89; ἔ. γίγνεταί τινος Id.1.38; of taste, ἔ. ἁλυκότητος Dsc.5.87.    II (ἐμφαίνω) setting forth, exposition, narration, Plb.6.5.3, etc.; ποιεῖν ἐμφάσεις κατά τινος to make statements against, Id.28.4.8; συμβόλων -σεις explanations, Iamb.VP23.103.    III meaning, significance, Agatharch.21, Corn.ND15; esp. in Rhet., significance, emphasis, Quint.8.3.83, 9.2.3, Trypho Trop.p.199S., Tib.Fig.14: coupled with δείνωσις, Demetr.Eloc.130.    2 suggestion, hint,ib.57,171.    IV moral of a fable, Babr.116.15.