κάθαρσις
κᾰ/θαρ-σις,
εως,
ἡ, Elean
κόθαρσις Schwyzer 412 ,
II). Medic.,
clearing off of morbid humours, etc.,
evacuation, whether natural or by the use of medicines (cf.
Gal. 17(2).358 ),
Hp. Aph. 5.36 , cf.
Acut.(
Sp.)
31 , etc.;
ἰατρικὴ κ.
Pl. Lg. 628d ;
καθάρσεις, the menses in women,
Hp. Aph. 5.60 ;
καθάρσεις καταμηνίων Arist. HA 572b29 ; so
κάθαρσις alone,
Id. GA 775b5 ;
κ. μετὰ τόκον Hp. Aër. 7 ;
ἡ ἐν τοῖς τόκοις κ.
Arist. HA 574b4 ;
κ. αἵματος αὐτομάτη μοι .. συνέβη D. 54.12 .
IV). winnowing of grain, in pl.,
PTeb. 92.10 (ii B.C.);
κ. πυροῦ PRyl. 71.9 (i B.C.);
τοῦ καρποῦ Ph. 2.57 (sg.).
V). clearing of land, PSI 6.577.13 (iii B.C.), PPetr. 3p.122 (iii B.C.), etc.
ShortDef
a cleansing
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Headword (normalized):
κάθαρσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
καθαρσις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-51708
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κᾰ/θαρ-σις</span>, <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Elean <span class="orth greek">κόθαρσις</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Schwyzer</span> 412 </span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cleansing</span> from guilt or defilement, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purification</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.35 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:405a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:405a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 405a </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">κάθαρσις .. τὸ χωρίζειν ὅτι μάλιστα ἀπὸ τοῦ σώματος τὴν ψυχήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:67c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:67c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 67c </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:227c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:227c/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 227c </a> (pl.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cleansing</span> of the universe by fire, Zeno and <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1264.tlg001:2:184" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1264.tlg001:2.184/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Chrysipp.Stoic.</span> 2.184 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cleansing</span> of food by or before cooking, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diocl. Fr.</span> 138 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clarification</span>, <span class="quote greek">φυσικῶν προβλημάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:2p.36U" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:2p.36U/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 2p.36U. </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">καθάρσεως δεῖται</span> needs <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">explanation</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.22O" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:p.22O/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lib.</span> p.22O. </a> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Medic., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clearing off of morbid humours</span>, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">evacuation</span>, whether natural or by the use of medicines (cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 17(2).358 </span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:5:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:5.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aph.</span> 5.36 </a>, cf. <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Acut.</span>(<span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sp.</span>)<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:31/canonical-url/"> 31 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἰατρικὴ κ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:628d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:628d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 628d </a>; <span class="foreign greek">καθάρσεις</span>, the menses in women, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:5:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg012.perseus-grc1:5.60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aph.</span> 5.60 </a>; <span class="quote greek">καθάρσεις καταμηνίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:572b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:572b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 572b29 </a> ; so <span class="foreign greek">κάθαρσις</span> alone, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:775b:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:775b.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 775b5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κ. μετὰ τόκον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Aër.</span> <span class="bibl"> 7 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">ἡ ἐν τοῖς τόκοις κ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:574b:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:574b.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 574b4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κ. αἵματος αὐτομάτη μοι .. συνέβη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg054.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg054.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 54.12 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">τραγῳδία .. δῑ ἐλέου καὶ φόβου περαίνουσα τὴν τῶν τοιούτων παθημάτων κ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1449b:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1449b.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1449b28 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1341b:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1341b.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1341b38 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pruning</span> of trees, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:7:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:3:7:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 3.7.12 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">winnowing</span> of grain, in pl., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PTeb.</span> 92.10 </span> (ii B.C.); <span class="quote greek">κ. πυροῦ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 71.9 </span> (i B.C.); <span class="quote greek">τοῦ καρποῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.57 </a> (sg.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">clearing</span> of land, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 6.577.13 </span> (iii B.C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PPetr.</span> 3p.122 </span> (iii B.C.), etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}