ἀφαίρεσις
ἀφαίρ-εσις,
εως,
ἡ,
2). as law-term,
assertion of freedom of a reputed slave, Hyp. Fr. 23 .
II). in Logic,
abstraction, ἐξ, δῑ ἀφαιρέσεως, Arist. Cael. 299a16 ,
EN 1142a18 ; esp.
τὰ ἐξ ἀ. mathe-matics, Id. AP 0.81b3 ,
Metaph. 1061a29 , al.; opp.
ἐκ προσθέσεως, ib.
1077b9 ; also
τὰ ἐν ἀ. ὄντα Id. de An. 429b18 , al.:—Cicero jokes on this term,
Att. 6.1.2 .
ShortDef
a taking away, carrying off
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Headword (normalized):
ἀφαίρεσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αφαιρεσις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-18101
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀφαίρ-εσις</span>, <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">taking away, carrying off, remoual,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg003.perseus-grc1:46c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg003.perseus-grc1:46c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cri.</span> 46c </a> (pl.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">putting off,</span> <span class="quote greek">τοῦ θνητοῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2571.tlg001:27p.483M" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2571.tlg001:27p.483M/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hierocl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in CA</span> 27p.483M. </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">πρόσθεσις,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.</span> 13 </a> (pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> as law-term, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">assertion of freedom of a reputed slave,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg007:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0030.tlg007:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hyp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 23 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">amputation,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archig.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:47:13:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:47:13:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 47.13.4 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in Logic, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">abstraction,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἐξ, δῑ ἀφαιρέσεως,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:299a:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:299a.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cael.</span> 299a16 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1142a:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1142a.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1142a18 </a>; esp. <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἐξ ἀ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mathe-matics,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 0.81b3 </span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1061a:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1061a.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 1061a29 </a>, al.; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐκ προσθέσεως,</span> ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1077b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1077b.9/canonical-url/"> 1077b9 </a>; also <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἐν ἀ. ὄντα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:429b:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:429b.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">de An.</span> 429b18 </a> , al.:—Cicero jokes on this term, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Att.</span> 6.1.2 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Gramm., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">remoual</span> of initial letters, as in <span class="foreign greek">σῦς ὗς,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1p.148H" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4093.tlg001:1p.148H/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Choerob.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Theod.</span> 1p.148H. </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:55:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:55.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pron.</span> 55.13 </a>, al.; also of medial letters, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:93:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg001:93.13/canonical-url/"> 93.13 </a>; of feet in verse, opp. <span class="foreign greek">πρόσθεσις,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">POxy.</span> 220 iii 3 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}