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  "headword": "ἀφορμή",
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          "definition": "<i>starting-point,</i> esp. in war, <i>base of operations,</i> ἀναχώρησίς τε καὶ ἀ. Th. 1.90, cf. Plb. 1.41.6, etc.; <i>place of safety,</i> E. Med. 342.",
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                "quote": "ἀναχώρησίς τε καὶ ἀ.",
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                "ref": "Plb. 1.41.6, etc.;",
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                "ref": "E. Med. 342.",
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                  "definition": "<i>starting-point, origin, occasion</i> or <i>pretext,</i> ἀφορμαὶ λόγων Id. Hec. 1239, Ph. 199; ἀφορμὴν παρέχειν D. 18.156; δεδωκέναι Id. 21.98, cf. 2 Ep.Cor. 5.12; λαβεῖν ἀ. Isoc. 4.61, Ep.Rom. 7.8; εὑρεῖν BGU 615.6 (ii A. D.), 923.22 (i/ii A. D.); ἵνα ἀ. γένοιτο τιμῆς Inscr.Prien. 105.16 (i B. C.); ἀ. καὶ πρόφασις Plb. 2.52.3; <i>occasion, origin</i> of an illness, Hp. Epid. 2.1.11, Sor. 1.29; εἰδέ τις οἴεται μικρὰν ἀ. εἶναι σιτηρέσιον τοῖς στρατευομένοις ὑπάρχειν a small <i>inducement,</i> D. 4.29; τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀ. τοῦ κακὼς φρονεῖν Id. 1.23; <i>instigation, incitement,</i> POxy. 237 vii 21 (ii A. D.).",
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                        "quote": "ἀφορμαὶ λόγων",
                        "ref": "Id. Hec. 1239",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Ph. 199;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ἀφορμὴν παρέχειν",
                        "ref": "D. 18.156",
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                        "quote": "δεδωκέναι",
                        "ref": "Id. 21.98",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "2 Ep.Cor. 5.12;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "λαβεῖν ἀ.",
                        "ref": "Isoc. 4.61",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc2:61"
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Ep.Rom. 7.8;",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "εὑρεῖν",
                        "ref": "BGU 615.6",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "923.22",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ἵνα ἀ. γένοιτο τιμῆς",
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                        "urn": ""
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                        "quote": "ἀ. καὶ πρόφασις",
                        "ref": "Plb. 2.52.3",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Hp. Epid. 2.1.11,",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Sor. 1.29;",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "D. 4.29;",
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                        "quote": "τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀ. τοῦ κακὼς φρονεῖν",
                        "ref": "Id. 1.23",
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                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "<i>means with which one begins</i> a thing, <i>resources,</i> ἀ. τοῦ βίου Lys. 24.24; εἰς τὸν βίον X. Mem. 3.12.4; τίνας εἶχεν ἀφορμὰς ἡ πόλις; D. 18.233; ἀφελεῖν τὴν ἀ. διʼ ἣν ὑβρίζει Id. 21.98; πίστις ἀ. μεγίστη πρὸς χρηματισμόν good faith is the best <i>asset</i> for business, Id. 36.44, cf. 11.16; ἀ. ἐπί . . Id. 3.33; esp. <i>means of war,</i> And. 1.109; ἀ. εἰς ξένους χιλίους <i>means for levying 1000 mercenaries,</i> X. HG 4.8.33; ἀ. ἔργων <i>means for undertaking</i> . . , Id. Mem. 2.7.11, cf. 3.5.11; πρὸς ἀφορμὴν ἐμπορίας ἢ γεωργίας Arist. Pol. 1320a39; πάντων ἀ. τῶν καλῶν Philem. 110.",
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                        "quote": "ἀ. τοῦ βίου",
                        "ref": "Lys. 24.24",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-65531",
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                        "quote": "εἰς τὸν βίον",
                        "ref": "X. Mem. 3.12.4",
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                        "quote": "τίνας εἶχεν ἀφορμὰς ἡ πόλις;",
                        "ref": "D. 18.233",
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                        "quote": "ἀφελεῖν τὴν ἀ. διʼ ἣν ὑβρίζει",
                        "ref": "Id. 21.98",
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                        "ref": "Id. 36.44, cf.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "11.16;",
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                        "ref": "Id. 3.33; esp.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "And. 1.109;",
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                        "quote": "ἀ. εἰς ξένους χιλίους",
                        "ref": "X. HG 4.8.33",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Id. Mem. 2.7.11, cf.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "3.5.11;",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002:3.5.perseus-grc2.11"
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                        "quote": "πρὸς ἀφορμὴν ἐμπορίας ἢ γεωργίας",
                        "ref": "Arist. Pol. 1320a39",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "πάντων ἀ. τῶν καλῶν",
                        "ref": "Philem. 110",
                        "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001.perseus-grc2:110"
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                  "label": "4",
                  "definition": "<i>capital</i> of a banker, etc., Lys. Fr. 1.2, X. Mem. 2.7.12, Lycurg. 26, D. 14.30, 36.11; ἀφορμῆς δίκη suit for <i>restitution of capital,</i> Arg. D. 36.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "Lys. Fr. 1.2,",
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                        "ref": "X. Mem. 2.7.12,",
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                        "ref": "Lycurg. 26,",
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                        "ref": "D. 14.30,",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "36.11;",
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                  "label": "5",
                  "definition": "<i>food for argument, material, subject,</i> ὑποθέσεις καὶ ἀφορμαὶ λόγων Luc. Rh.Pr. 18, cf. Men.Rh. p.334S., Aps. p.264H.",
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                        "quote": "ὑποθέσεις καὶ ἀφορμαὶ λόγων",
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                        "ref": "p.334S., Aps.",
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                        "quote": "",
                        "ref": "p.264H.",
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                  "label": "6",
                  "definition": "<i>aptitude, inclination,</i> εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν Phld. Ir. p.53 W. (pl.).",
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                        "quote": "εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "<i>repulsion</i> (opp. ὁρμή), Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.42, cf. 40, Simp. in Epict. p.22D.",
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                    "ref": "Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.42, cf.",
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                    "ref": "40,",
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                    "ref": "Simp. in Epict. p.22D.",
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              "label": "III",
              "definition": "<i>release</i> of water from sluice, PAmh. 2.143.17 (iv A. D.).",
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