ἀφορία,ἡ, (ἄφορος)
A. not bearing:—hence,
1. c. gen. objecti,non-production, dearth,
καρπῶν -ίαι
X. Vect. 4.9
; πίττης
Thphr. HP 9.2.4
; παίδων
Pl. Lg. 740c
(pl.); ἀρετῆς
Ph. 1.430
: abs.,dearth,
αἱ ἀ. γίγνονται
Antipho 2.1.10
, cf. Lycurg. 84 , Arist. Mete. 351b14 (pl.).
2. insubj.sense,barrenness, sterility,
ἀ. ψυχῆς τε καὶ σωμάτων
Pl. R. 546a