| |Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[evocation of souls from the nether world]], <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Her.</span>18.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Eust.1614.59</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[winning of men's souls]], [[persuasion]], whence Rhetoric is called a [[ψυχαγωγία]] by <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>261a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">271c</span>, <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span>199, Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1.148S.; also of poetry, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Po.</span>2.61</span>, al.:generally, [[gratification]], [[pastime]], <span class="bibl">Plb.31.29.5</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.1.91</span>, Aristeas <span class="bibl">78</span>, <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">2 Ma.</span>2.25</span>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>15.7.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span>18</span>; [[amusement]], <span class="bibl">Sor.1.117</span> (pl.); opp. [[διδασκαλία]], as the aim of a poet, Eratosth. ap. <span class="bibl">Str.1.1.10</span>: pl., μουσικαὶ ψ. Phld.<span class="title">Mus.</span>p.86K., cf. <span class="bibl">Aristid.<span class="title">Or.</span>29(40).21</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> ([[ψυχρός]], [[ψῦχος]]) [[cooling]] [[treatment]] in [[acute]] [[fever]], Philum. ap. <span class="bibl">Aët.5.78</span> (but, [[animi oblectamenta procurentur]], in Lat. version): in [[heart]] [[disease]], <span class="bibl">Paul.Aeg.3.34</span>.</span> | | |Definition=ἡ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[evocation of souls from the nether world]], Philostr.''Her.''18.3, Eust.1614.59.<br><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[winning of men's souls]], [[persuasion]], whence Rhetoric is called a [[ψυχαγωγία]] by Pl.''Phdr.''261a, cf. 271c, ''Com.Adesp.''199, Phld.''Rh.''1.148S.; also of poetry, Id.''Po.''2.61, al.:generally, [[gratification]], [[pastime]], Plb.31.29.5, D.S.1.91, Aristeas 78, [[LXX]] ''2 Ma.''2.25, J.''AJ''15.7.7, Luc.''Nigr.''18; [[amusement]], Sor.1.117 (pl.); opp. [[διδασκαλία]], as the aim of a poet, Eratosth. ap. Str.1.1.10: pl., μουσικαὶ ψ. Phld.''Mus.''p.86K., cf. Aristid.''Or.''29(40).21.<br><span class="bld">III</span> ([[ψυχρός]], [[ψῦχος]]) [[cooling]] [[treatment]] in [[acute]] [[fever]], Philum. ap. Aët.5.78 (but, [[animi oblectamenta procurentur]], in Lat. version): in [[heart]] [[disease]], Paul.Aeg.3.34. |