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ἐπίκλισις

From LSJ

Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: ἐπίκλῐσις Medium diacritics: ἐπίκλισις Low diacritics: επίκλισις Capitals: ΕΠΙΚΛΙΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: epíklisis Transliteration B: epiklisis Transliteration C: epiklisis Beta Code: e)pi/klisis

English (LSJ)

-εως, ἡ,
A slope, ἐδαφῶν Str.1.3.7.
II. inclination towards, Antip. ap.Stob.4.22.25, Chrysipp.Stoic.3.175.
III. lying in bed, Gal. 18 (2).456 (pl.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 950] ἡ, das Anlehnen an Etwas, Hinneigen wozu, Plut. de Stoic. repugn. 23 u. a. Sp.

French (Bailly abrégé)

εως (ἡ) :
inclination, penchant.
Étymologie: ἐπικλίνω.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπίκλῐσις: -εως, ἡ, κλίσις πρός τι, Ἀντίπ. παρὰ Στοβ. 418. 3, Πλούτ. 2. 1045Β κἑξ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπίκλῐσις: εως ἡ досл. наклон, перен. наклонность, склонность (τῆς ψυχῆς Plut.).