ἐλάττωσις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">making smaller</b> or <b class="b2">less, lessening</b>, ἡ ἐπιείκεια ἐλάττωσις τῶν συμφερόντων καὶ δικαίων <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Top.</span>141a16</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Def.</span>412b</span>; τροφῆς <span class="bibl">Epicur. <span class="title">Fr.</span>428a</span>: abs., <b class="b2">loss, diminution</b>, <span class="bibl">Diog.Oen.64</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">depreciation, disparagement</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.Al.</span>1436b34</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">VV</span>1251a5</span> (pl.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">defeat</b>, in peace or war, Antipho Soph.<span class="title">Oxy.</span>1364.164, <span class="bibl">Plb.2.36.6</span>, <span class="bibl">Onos.36.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">fault, defect</b>, <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Lib.</span>p.20</span> O. (pl.); τῆς φύσεως Plu.2.2c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">loss</b> of health or property, <b class="b3">ἐ. σωματικαὶ καὶ αἱ τῶν ἐκτός</b> Hierocl.p.49A.</span>