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φορά, Ion.
φορή,ἡ: (φέρω):— A. as
A. an act,
I. (from Act. )carrying, φορᾶς . . φθόνησις οὐ γενήσεταιthere shall be no refusalto carry thee,
S. Tr. 1212 ;ἐν φορᾷ,i. e. intheir arms,
Id. Fr. 327 ;θυρώτοιν φορᾶςpaymentfor carrying . . ,
IG 42(1).102.305 (Epid.,iv B. C.);ψήφου φ. castingone's vote, E. Supp. 484 , cf. Pl. Lg. 949a ;ἡ φ. καθάπερ πεττῶν movementas of the men in draughts, ib. 739a .
b. gestation, τριετὴς φ.cj. in IG 42(1).121.10 (Epid.,iv B. C.).
2. bringing inof money,payment,
χρημάτων
Th. 1.96
;δασμοῦ, δασμῶν,
Pl. Lg. 706b , X. Cyr. 8.6.16 ;αἱ ὑπόλοιποι φοραίthe remaininginstatments,
Lys. Fr. 1.4 , cf. Ostr.Bodl. iii 280
Close Browse lexicon entries b. φ. ἐργάτου, = latura,perh. a workman'spay, Gloss. (laturais also glossedφόρετρον,ibid.; alsoonus, sarcina,ibid.).
3. bringing forth, productiveness,
Pl. R. 546a , cf. Arist. GA 750a23 ; of animals, Ael. NA 17.40 ; πτηνῶν
φέρομαι)being borneorcarried along, motion,of the universe and heavenly bodies. ἡ . . θεία τοῦ ὄντος φ.
, cf. Ti. 39b , 81a ; ἡ σύμπασα οὐρανοῦ ὁδὸς καὶ φ.
; ἡ τῶν ἄστρων φ. καὶ ἡλίου
, Tht. 152d ; χρόνος . . μέτρον φορᾶς
;τύχη φ. ἀδήλου εἰς ἄδηλονibid.; defined by Arist. as = κίνησις κατὰ τόπον , Ph. 243a8 , cf. GC 319b32 ; κίνησίς ποθέν ποι
;κυκλεῖσθαι . . τὴν αὐτὴν φ.ib.a; μίαν φορὰν κινεῖται
3. rapid motion, rush, πινέτω κατὰ φορὰν ἡμικοτύλιονlet him drink half a cotyle at adraught,
Hp. Int. 35 ; γαστρὸς φοραί
; ἀκολουθήσομεν ἀλόγως ταῖς τῶν πολλῶν φ.
: pl., ib. 1.2 ; also,forceful flowof narrative, Luc. Dem.Enc. 7 .
b. tendency, lineof thought or action,κατὰ τὰς φ. τῶν Στωϊκῶνon Stoiclines,
S. , cf. Id. Herc. 1251.19 , Luc. Par. 29 .
5. φ. πραγμάτων forceof circumstances, D. 18.271 :forceful quality,
ἡ τοῦ οἴνου [ὑγρότης] φ. ἔχει πολλὴν καὶ δύναμιν
;φορᾶς σωματικῆς εἰς ἡμᾶς γιγνομένης,of theinfluencesof the stars, Plot. 2.3.2 ;ἄχρις οὗ φ. γένηται,of afavourable wind,
πέντε ἢ ἓξ φορὰς τὸν μῆνα
(interpol.), cf. Tz. H. 13.58 .
B. asa thing, that which is borne,esp.,
1. load, freight, burden,
X. Cyr. 3.1.34 : pl.,contributions,
D. 21.101 ; φέροντα σωτηρίας φορὰν πλήρη τῇ πατρίδι
; of thecontributionto anἔρανος,
Antiph. 124.9 , Hyp. Ath. 11 ; ofcontributionsin kind, οἴνου φορὴ ἐς τὰ ψυκτήρια
3. that which is brought forth, fruit, produce, crop,
κατανοήσας ἐλαιῶν φορὰν ἐσομένην a large crop,
, cf. HA 553a22 , b23 ; σίτου φ. καὶ τῶν ἄλλων καρπῶν
(Magn.Mae.,ii B. C.); ἡ τοῦ Νείλου φ. τε καὶ αὔξησις
(iii A. D.): metaph.,φορὰ προδοτῶν a large cropof traitors, D. 18.61 , D.S. 16.54 ; ῥητόρων
; φ. γάρ τίς ἐστιν ἐν τοῖς γένεσιν ἀνδρῶν a succession of crops,
References S. Tr. 1212 Id. Fr. 327 IG 42(1).102.305 E. Supp. 484 Pl. Lg. 949a 739a IG 42(1).121.10 Th. 1.96 Pl. Lg. 706b X. Cyr. 8.6.16 Lys. Fr. 1.4 Ostr.Bodl. iii 280 Eup. 271 Ar. Fr. 300 Thphr. CP 3.14.5 Pl. R. 546a Arist. GA 750a23 Ael. NA 17.40 Gp. 1.8.9 Pl. Cra. 421b Ti. 39b 81a Id. Lg. 897c Id. Grg. 451c Id. Smp. 188b Hp. Prog. 4 Pl. Lg. 898b Id. Cra. 434c Tht. 152d Id. Def. 411b Arist. Ph. 243a8 GC 319b32 Id. EN 1174a30 Id. Cael. 311b33 Pl. R. 617b Id. Plt. 269e Epicur. Ep. 1p.10U. Antipho 3.2.5 Hp. Int. 35 Thphr. Fr. 10.3 Plb. 10.4.3 Id. 30.2.4 Epicur. Nat. 127 Plu. Galb. 4 Id. Them. 2 Lib. Or. 49.19 1.2 Luc. Dem.Enc. 7 Phld. Rh. 2.296 S. Id. Herc. 1251.19 Luc. Par. 29 D. 18.271 Plu. 2.132e Plot. 2.3.2 Plu. Mar. 37 Philostr. VS 2.32 Dsc. Eup. 2.2 Tz. H. 13.58 Plu. Ant. 68 X. Cyr. 3.1.34 D. 21.101 Id. 25.21 Antiph. 124.9 Hyp. Ath. 11 SIG 57.44 Arist. Pol. 1259a11 HA 553a22 b23 SIG 589.30 CPHerm. 6.4 D. 18.61 D.S. 16.54 Aeschin. 3.234 Arist. Rh. 1390b25 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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