σῆψις
σῆψις, Dor.
σᾶψις,
εως,
ἡ,(
σήπομαι)
II). (
σήπω)
the process by which the intestines reject that part of food which is not nutritious, opp.
πέψις,
Arist. GA 762a14 , cf.
Ath. 7.276d , and v.
σήπω 11.4 . (Acc. to
Gal. 19.373 Empedocles said that
πέψις took place
σήψει.)
ShortDef
fermentation, putrefaction, decay
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Headword (normalized):
σῆψις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
σηψις
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-93905
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">σῆψις</span>, Dor. <span class="orth greek">σᾶψις</span>, <span class="itype greek">εως</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">σήπομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fermentation, putrefaction, decay</span>, <span class="quote greek">αὐχμηραί τε νόσοι καὶ σήψιες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 121 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑγρῶν σάψιες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:102c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:102c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ti.Locr.</span> 102c </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:569a:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:569a.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 569a28 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ τέλος τῆς κατὰ φύσιν φθορᾶς ς. ἐστιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:379a:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:379a.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 379a8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ς. χλωρή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:1:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:1.99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prorrh.</span> 1.99 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ς. ὀστέων</span>,= <span class="foreign greek">σφάκελος</span>, Moer.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:p.342P" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg016:p.342P/canonical-url/"> p.342P. </a> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> (<span class="etym greek">σήπω</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the process by which the intestines reject that part of food which is not nutritious</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">πέψις</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:762a:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg012:762a.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">GA</span> 762a14 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:276d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.276d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 7.276d </a>, and v. <span class="ref greek">σήπω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11.4/canonical-url/"> 11.4 </a>. (Acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 19.373 </span> Empedocles said that <span class="foreign greek">πέψις</span> took place <span class="foreign greek">σήψει</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}