διάπεμψις
From LSJ
ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐγένοντο διὰ τὸ φῦναι ἐξ ἀγαθῶν → they were virtuous because they were sprung from virtuous men, virtuous they were because they were sprung from men of virtue
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A distribution of nourishment in the body, Hp.Vict.1.9. 2 transmission of a letter, Themist.Ep.16.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
διάπεμψις: -εως, ἡ, ἀποστολὴ διὰ μέσου, διαβίβασις, Θεμίστ. Ἐπιστ. 2, 10.