starting-point,
ἀφορμ-ή,ἡ,
A. starting-point,esp. in war,base of operations,
ἀναχώρησίς τε καὶ ἀ.
Th. 1.90
, cf. Plb. 1.41.6 , etc.;place of safety,
E. Med. 342 .
2. generally,starting-point, origin, occasionorpretext,
ἀφορμαὶ λόγων
Id. Hec. 1239
, Ph. 199 ; ἀφορμὴν παρέχειν
D. 18.156
; δεδωκέναι
Id. 21.98
, cf. 2 Ep.Cor. 5.12 ; λαβεῖν ἀ.
Isoc. 4.61
, Ep.Rom. 7.8 ; εὑρεῖν
BGU 615.6
(ii A. D.), 923.22
(i/ii A. D.); ἵνα ἀ. γένοιτο τιμῆς
Inscr.Prien. 105.16
(i B. C.); ἀ. καὶ πρόφασις
Plb. 2.52.3
;occasion, originof an illness, Hp. Epid. 2.1.11 , Sor. 1.29 ;εἰδέ τις οἴεται μικρὰν ἀ. εἶναι σιτηρέσιον τοῖς στρατευομένοις ὑπάρχεινa smallinducement,
D. 4.29 ; τὸ γὰρ εὖ πράττειν παρὰ τὴν ἀξίαν ἀ. τοῦ κακὼς φρονεῖν
Id. 1.23
;instigation, incitement,
POxy. 237 vii 21
(ii A. D.).
3. means with which one beginsa thing,resources,
ἀ. τοῦ βίου
Lys. 24.24
; εἰς τὸν βίον
X. Mem. 3.12.4
; τίνας εἶχεν ἀφορμὰς ἡ πόλις;
D. 18.233
; ἀφελεῖν τὴν ἀ. δι' ἣν ὑβρίζει
Id. 21.98
;πίστις ἀ. μεγίστη πρὸς χρηματισμόνgood faith is the bestassetfor business, Id. 36.44 , cf. 11.16 ;ἀ. ἐπί. . Id. 3.33 ; esp.means of war,
And. 1.109 ; ἀ. εἰς ξένους χιλίους means for levying
1000
mercenaries, X. HG 4.8.33 ;ἀ. ἔργων means for undertaking. . , Id. Mem. 2.7.11 , cf. 3.5.11 ; πρὸς ἀφορμὴν ἐμπορίας ἢ γεωργίας
Arist. Pol. 1320a39
; πάντων ἀ. τῶν καλῶν
Philem. 110
.
4. capitalof a banker, etc., Lys. Fr. 1.2 , X. Mem. 2.7.12 , Lycurg. 26 , D. 14.30 , 36.11 ;ἀφορμῆς δίκηsuit forrestitution of capital,Arg. D. 36 .
5. Rhet.,food for argument, material, subject,
ὑποθέσεις καὶ ἀφορμαὶ λόγων
Luc. Rh.Pr. 18
, cf. Men.Rh. p.334S. , Aps. p.264H.
6. aptitude, inclination,
εἰς φιλανθρωπίαν
Phld. Ir. p.53
W. (pl.).
II. Stoic term forrepulsion(opp.ὁρμή), Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.42 , cf. 40 , Simp. in Epict. p.22D.
III. releaseof water from sluice, PAmh. 2.143.17
(iv A. D.).
