νεῦσις

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Δίωκε δόξην καὶ ἀρετήν, φεῦγε δὲ ψόγον → Virtutem sequere et laudem, fuge famam malam → Verfolge Ruhm und Tüchtigkeit, doch Tadel flieh

Menander, Monostichoi, 137
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Full diacritics: νεῦσις Medium diacritics: νεῦσις Low diacritics: νεύσις Capitals: ΝΕΥΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: neûsis Transliteration B: neusis Transliteration C: neysis Beta Code: neu=sis

English (LSJ)

(A), εως, ἡ, (νεύω)
A inclination, tendency of physical forces to or from a centre, Ti.Locr.100d.
2 νεύσεις, αἱ, title of work by Apollonius of Perga, problems where a straight line has to be drawn through a point so as to intercept a given length between two lines or curves, Papp.670.4.
3 downward tendency, gravitation, Plu. 2.1122c, prob. in Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.131.
4 tendency, inclination, Plot.1.1.12.
5 in Neo-Platonic philosophy, declension in the scale of Being, especially of the Soul, νεῦσις ἡ πρὸς σῶμα καὶ ὕλην Id.1.6.5; νεῦσις εἰς or νεῦσις πρὸς τὴν γένεσιν, Hierocl.in CA26p.479M., Porph.Antr.11; ἡ πρὸς τὸ χεῖρον νεῦσις Jul.Or.5.166d.(B), εως, ἡ, (νέω A)
A swimming, Arist.PA639b2, 694b9, al.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
inclinaison vers la terre.
Étymologie: νεύω.

German (Pape)

1 ἡ,
1 das Nicken, der Wink, Sp.
2 die Neigung wohin; τᾷ εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ ἀπὸ τῶ μέσω νεύσει, Tim.Locr. 100d; Arist. part. an. 1.3.
2 (νέω), ἡ, das Schwimmen, Arist. part. an. 1.1, öfter.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

νεῦσις: εως ἡ νεύω склонение, наклон, тяготение (εἰς τὸ μέσον Plat.; κατὰ βάρος Plut.).
εως ἡ νέω II] плавание Arst.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

νεῦσις: ἡ, (νεύω) ἡ κλίσις γραμμῶν πρός τι σημεῖον, Τίμ. Λοκρ. 100D, Ἀριστ. π. Ζ. Μορ. 1. 3, 11, Πλούτ. 2. 1122C. ΙΙ. νεύσει τινός, κατ’ ἐπίνευσιν, τῇ συναινέσει τινός, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 8633.

Greek Monolingual

(I)
νεῡσις, ἡ (ΑΜ)
βλ. νεύση.
(II)
νεῡσις, ἡ (Α)
κολύμβηση, κολύμβημα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < θ. νευσ- του νέω (Ι) «κολυμπώ»].