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|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">inclination</b>, <b class="b3">ἔ. λαβεῖν</b>, of the earth, <span class="bibl">D.L.2.9</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Amat.</span>132b</span>; of the ecliptic (ὁ λοξὸς κύκλος), <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GC</span>336b4</span>; of ground, ἔ. ἔχειν πρὸς ἕω <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1330a39</span>; εἰς νότον <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Antr.</span> 26</span>; ἐγκλίσεις τῆς κεφαλῆς εἰς τὰ δεξιά <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Phgn.</span>808a13</span>; ἐ. σχημάτων τριγώνων <span class="bibl">Onos.10.28</span>(pl.); <b class="b3">ἐ. δορατίου</b>, in signalling, <span class="bibl">Id.26.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">the inclination</b> or <b class="b2">slope</b>, as of a wave, κατὰ τὴν ἔ. σκιασθῆναι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Col.</span> 792a22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> Medic., <b class="b2">displacement</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Fract.</span>39</span> (pl.): generally, <b class="b3">ὄγκων</b> cj. in <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>1p.14U.</span> </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">modulation</b> of a singer's voice, <span class="bibl">D.Chr.32.49</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b2">failure, defeat</b>, PMag.Par.1.2445. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in Gramm., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> <b class="b2">mood of a verb</b>, <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Comp.</span>6</span>, <span class="bibl">D.T.638.7</span>, <span class="bibl">A.D. <span class="title">Synt.</span>248.14</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">throwing back</b> of the accent, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pron.</span>8.7</span>, al.; <b class="b2">change of acute to grave accent</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Adv.</span>169.23</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">inflexion</b>, <span class="bibl">Simp.<span class="title">in Cat.</span>65.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Dexipp.<span class="title">in Cat.</span>33.8</span>: generally, of <b class="b2">derivative forms</b>, <span class="bibl">Simp.<span class="title">in Cat.</span>37.11</span>.</span>