κροῦσις
κροῦσις,
εως,
ἡ,
A). striking, smiting, collision,
αἱ πρὸς ἀλλήλας κ., of atoms,
Epicur. Nat.Herc. 1431.16 ;
ἡ πρὸς ἄλληλα κ. τῶν ὅπλων Plu. Aem. 32 ;
ποδὸς κρούσει χρώμενος spurring with the heel, of a rider,
Id. Alex. 6 .
2). tapping or ringing of earthen vessels, to see whether they are sound: hence, generally, scrutiny, Suid.
3). metaph., of sophistical
attempts to deceive, chicanery,
Ar. Nu. 318 .
4). playing on a stringed instrument,
Plu. Per. 15 ,
2.1137b , etc.: generally,
instrumental music,
Plb. 30.22.5 ;
κρούσεις καὶ μέλη Phld. Mus. p.13 K.;
παρὰ τὴν κροῦσιν λέγειν, of the recitative,
ᾄδειν, of the air sung
to the accompaniment of instrumental music,
Plu. 2.1141a ;
κ. ἡ ὑπὸ τὴν ᾠδήν heterophone accompaniment, ib.b.
ShortDef
a striking, smiting
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κροῦσις
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κρουσις
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κροῦσις</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;">striking, smiting, collision</span>, <span class="foreign greek">αἱ πρὸς ἀλλήλας κ.</span>, of atoms, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nat.Herc.</span> 1431.16 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἡ πρὸς ἄλληλα κ. τῶν ὅπλων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg019:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg019:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aem.</span> 32 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ποδὸς κρούσει χρώμενος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">spurring</span> with the heel, of a rider, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg047:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg047:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alex.</span> 6 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tapping</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ringing</span> of earthen vessels, to see whether they are sound: hence, generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scrutiny</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., of sophistical <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">attempts to deceive, chicanery</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:318" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:318/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 318 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">playing on a stringed instrument</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Per.</span> 15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:2:1137b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg012:2.1137b/canonical-url/"> 2.1137b </a>, etc.: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">instrumental music</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:30:22:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:30:22:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 30.22.5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κρούσεις καὶ μέλη</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mus.</span> p.13 </span> K.; <span class="foreign greek">παρὰ τὴν κροῦσιν λέγειν</span>, of the recitative, <span class="foreign greek">ᾄδειν</span>, of the air sung <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to the accompaniment of instrumental music</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.1141a </span>; <span class="foreign greek">κ. ἡ ὑπὸ τὴν ᾠδήν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">heterophone accompaniment</span>, ib.b.</div> </div><br><br>'}