διακάθαρσις
From LSJ
ὡς αἰεὶ τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει θεὸς ὡς τὸν ὁμοῖον → how God ever brings like men together | birds of a feather flock together | how the god always leads like to like | as ever, god brings like and like together | as always the god brings like to like
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A thorough cleansing or purging, Pl.Lg.735d; ὤτων Erot.s.v. διαπτερώσιες. II pruning, Thphr.HP2.7.2, CP3.7.5, dub.l. in Corn.ND 27.
German (Pape)
[Seite 580] ἡ, die Reinigung, Plat. Legg. V, 735 d; bes. von Bäumen, Theophr.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
διακάθαρσις: -εως, ἡ, ἐντελὴς κάθαρσις, καθάρισις, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 735D. ΙΙ. κλάδευσις, Θεόφρ. Ι. Φ. 2. 7, 2, Αἰτ. Φ. 3. 7, 5, κ. ἀλλ.