διάθεσις,εως,ἡ, (διατίθημι)
A. placing in order, arrangement( ἡ τοῦ ἔχοντος μέρη τάξις
Arist. Metaph. 1022b1
), Antipho Soph. 24a ; πολιτείας
Pl. Lg. 710b
; τῶν ξενίων
Id. Ti. 27a
.
2. dispositionorcompositionin a work of art (opp.εὕρεσις), Id. Phdr. 236a ; opp.ἱστορία, μῦθος,
Plb. 34.4.1 , Plu. Arat. 32 , etc.; δ. ᾠδῆς
Eup. 303
; τῶν ἐπῶν
Phryn.Com. 55
;planof a building, Plu. Per. 13 ;subjectof a picture, etc., Polem. ap. Ath. 5.210b ; δ. μυθολογίας
Plu. 2.16b
;representationin a play, Hero Aut. 20.2 : in pl.,word-painting,