φύσις
φύσιςεωςdial.εοςIon.ιοςf[φύω] dat.sg.Ion.nom.acc.du. natural configurationnatural layoutof sthg.
X.physical naturephysical characteristicsof a place or object
Od.physical characteristics or appearanceof a personphysique, appearance, look
A.concr.physical formbodyof a person
Pl. material from which something is composedsubstanceof an object
Arist.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 person
Pi.defining charactertemperamentof a particular class, such as tyrants, philosophers
Pl.ἀνθρωπεία φύσιςhuman natureTh.natural instinctof a personinstinctopp. artifice, as the instrument of the poet
Pl.pejor.phr.χρῆσθαι τῇ φύσειindulge one's base nature, show one's true coloursAr. Isoc. Plu. natural order of thingsnatureesp. opp. human convention
E.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 universe
E.fr. Pl.creationof the universe, its contents
Pl. Arist.origin, birthof persons, living things
Emp.φύσειalso φύσιν, κατὰ φύσινby birthref. to being noble or sim.Hdt. S.parentage
Isoc.ὁ κατὰ φύσιν πατήρone's biological fatherPlb.stockfr. which someone is descended
S.tribe, raceof animals, envisaged as a group
S. Pl.θνητὴ φύσιςhuman raceS.species, varietyof animals, plants
Isoc.type, genus, categoryof sthg.
S. Pl.specif.class, sex, genderof males, females
S. Pl. X.w.pejor.connot., ref. to personstype, character
Isoc.αἱ τοιαῦται φύσειςpeople of such a typeS. Isoc. Aeschin.
ShortDef
the nature, natural qualities, powers, constitution, condition
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