διάκρισις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ,

   A separation, dissolution, opp. σύγκρισις, Emp. 58, Anaxag.10, Pl.Sph.243b, al.; segregation, τῶν ἡμαρτηκότων J.BJ 2.14.8; discrimination, καλοῦ τε καὶ κακοῦ Ep.Hebr.5.14; πνευμάτων 1 Ep.Cor.12.10; differentiation, Dam.Pr.1.    2 in concrete sense, resolved form, ἡ ἀτμὶς ὕδατος δ. ἐστιν Arist.Mete.340b3, 341b15.    II decision, determination, Pl.Lg.765a, X.Cyr.8.2.27, A.R.4.1169; judicial decision, PLond.2.476.9 (i A.D.): metaph., Ep.Rom.14.1 (pl.); interpretation of dreams or omens, Ph.2.55, Paus.1.34.5; δ. σημειώσεως medical diagnosis, Sor.2.23: but in pl., αἱ ἐκ νούσων δ. determinations, crises, Hp.Genit.3.    2 examination or revision of accounts, δ. πρακτόρων Wilcken Chr.41 iii6(iii A.D.).    III decision by battle, τάξεων πρὸς ἀλλήλους Plb.18.28.3; quarrel, dispute, Epicur. Ep.1p.29U., Arat.109, Milet.3.149.39.    IV in X.Cyn.4.1, space between the eyes in dogs.    V separation of tumour from bloodvessels, Antyll. ap. Orib.45.2.9.    2 secretion, οὔρων Aret.SA1.9, cf. Gal.6.382.    VI a bandage, Id.18(1).777.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

διάκρῐσις: -εως, ἡ, χωρισμός, διάλυσις, ἀντίθετον σύγκρισις, Ἐμπεδ. παρ’ Ἀριστ. π. Γεν. καὶ Φθορ. 2.6, 11, Ἀναξ. ἐν τοῖς Φυσ. 3.4, 5, Πλάτ. κ. ἄλλ. 2) ἐν συγκεκριμένῃ ἐννοίᾳ, διάλυσις, ἡ ἀτμὶς ὕδατος δ. ἐστὶν Ἀριστ. Μετεωρ. 1.3, 18, πρβλ., 1.4, 3. ΙΙ. ἀπόφασις, κρίσις, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 765Α, Ξεν. Κύρ. 8.2, 27· ἑρμηνεία ὀνείρων ἢ οἰωνῶν, Παυσ. 1.34, 5. ΙΙΙ. φιλονικία, συζήτησις, Πολύβ. 18.11, 4· ἔρις, Ἄρατ. 109. ΙV. ἐν Ξεν. Κυν. 4,1, τὸ μεταξὺ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν διάστημα παρὰ τοῖς κυσίν.