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ἔνεσις

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e
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Full diacritics: ἔνεσις Medium diacritics: ἔνεσις Low diacritics: ένεσις Capitals: ΕΝΕΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: énesis Transliteration B: enesis Transliteration C: enesis Beta Code: e)/nesis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ, (ἐνίημι) injection, φύσης ἐνιεμένης ἐς τὴν κοιλίην Hp. Art.48, cf. Hero Spir.2.18, Orib.Syn.9.14.1.

Spanish (DGE)

-εως, ἡ
medic. introducción, inyección, jeringación gener. por el ano, enema ἔ. φύσης ἐνιεμένης ἐς τὴν κοιλίην Hp.Art.48, cf. Sor.3.2.185, ἀνάπλασσε τροχίσκους διαφόρους τῷ μεγέθει, ἡ τελεία ἔ. (δραχμὰς) δ' Gal.13.305, cf. Ruf. en Orib.8.24.14, ἔ. ἐλαίου πηγανίνου Archig. en Aët.6.39 (p.183), cf. Gal.8.42, Orib.Syn.9.14.1
por otras partes del cuerpo ἐνέσεσι ταῖς διὰ τοῦ οὐρητικοῦ πόρου Ael.Prom.65.30
ἄχρις ἂν ... δόξῃ ἡ ἔ. γενέσθαι en la descripción del funcionamiento de una jeringa, Hero Spir.2.18.

German (Pape)

[Seite 839] ἡ, das Hineinthun, Einspritzen, Medic.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἔνεσις: -εως, ἡ, (ἐνίημι) ἔνθεσις, ἐμβολή, ἔνεσις φύσης ἐνιεμένης ἐς τὴν κοιλίην Ἱππ. π. Ἄρθρ. 815· ἔγχυσις, διὰ τῆς τοῦ καθετῆρος ἐνέσεως, μνημονεύεται ἐκ Παύλου τοῦ Αἰγιν.· πρβλ. ἔνεμα.