φύσις — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

φύσιςεωςdial.εοςIon.ιοςfφύω dat.sg.Ion.nom.acc.du. natural configurationnatural layoutof sthg.X.physical naturephysical characteristicsof a place or objectOd.physical characteristics or appearanceof a personphysique, appearance, lookA.concr.physical formbodyof a personPl. material from which something is composedsubstanceof an objectArist.gener.physical substancematterof sthg.Pl.wkr.sens.essencew.gen.of sthg.A. Pl.periphr.entity, phenomenon, conceptw.gen.of sthg.S. Pl. inherent or essential characternatureof sthg.Heraclit. Isoc. Pl. X.φύσειby nature, intrinsicallyS. Ar. Pl. Arist.alsoἐκ φύσεωςAeschin.φύσινA. innate dispositioncharacterof a personPi.defining charactertemperamentof a particular class, such as tyrants, philosophersPl.ἀνθρωπεία φύσιςhuman natureTh.natural instinctof a personinstinctopp. artifice, as the instrument of the poetPl.pejor.phr.χρῆσθαι τῇ φύσειindulge one's base nature, show one's true coloursAr. Isoc. Plu. natural order of thingsnatureesp. opp. human conventionE.fr. Ar. Pl.ref. to the laws of nature as a governing forceHeraclit. S. D. prep.phrs.κατὰ φύσινin accordance with nature, naturallyHdt. E.fr. Att.orats. Pl.παρὰ φύσινcontrary to nature, unnaturallyE. Antipho Th. Pl. X.πρὸ τῆς φύσεωςbefore the natural term, prematurelyref. to dyingPlu.of a circumstanceφύσιν ἔχεινbe naturalD.impers.it is naturalw.acc. + inf.that sthg. shd. be the caseHdt. Pl.nature, the natural worldref. to the universeE.fr. Pl.creationof the universe, its contentsPl. Arist.origin, birthof persons, living thingsEmp.φύσειalso φύσιν, κατὰ φύσινby birthref. to being noble or sim.Hdt. S.parentageIsoc.ὁ κατὰ φύσιν πατήρone's biological fatherPlb.stockfr. which someone is descendedS.tribe, raceof animals, envisaged as a groupS. Pl.θνητὴ φύσιςhuman raceS.species, varietyof animals, plantsIsoc.type, genus, categoryof sthg.S. Pl.specif.class, sex, genderof males, femalesS. Pl. X.w.pejor.connot., ref. to personstype, characterIsoc.αἱ τοιαῦται φύσειςpeople of such a typeS. Isoc. Aeschin.

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the nature, natural qualities, powers, constitution, condition

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