ἀποσῐώπ-ησις,εως,ἡ,
A. becoming silent,
Plu. Alex. 52 , Herod. Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.71 .
2. a rhetorical figure, when for emphasis, modesty, etc., the sentence isabruptly broken off,
Quint. Inst. 9.2.54 , Demetr. Eloc. 103 , 264 , Plu. 2.1009e , Hermog. Id. 2.7 .
3. breaking offof friendship, Ptol. Tetr. 192 (pl.).