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ἐπιβολ-ή,ἡ,
A. throwingorlaying on, ἱματίων
Th. 2.49
(pl.);χειρῶν σιδηρῶν, of grappling-irons, Id. 7.62 (pl.); τῶν χρωμάτων
Luc. Zeux. 5
;σημείων affixingof seals, Id. Tim. 13 ;χειρῶν ἐπιβολαὶ ἐγίνοντο a frayarose, D.H. 10.33 .
b. .χειρῶν ἐπιβολή massage, Gal. 6.92 ; withoutχειρῶν, σκληρὰ ἐ. ib. 101 , cf. 176 .
2. . metaph.,ἐ. τῆς διανοίας applicationof the mind to a thing, Epicur. Ep. 1pp.5,12 U.(pl.), Ph. 1.230 (pl.), Plot. 2.4.10 ;αἱ ἐ. τῶν νοημάτων
Philostr. VS 2.18
;ἐξ ἐπιβολῆς πάνυveryscrupulously, Antyll. ap. Orib. 45.25.5 .
b. .act of direct apprehension, Epicur. Ep. 1p.3U. : pl., ib. p.4U. ; ἡ ἐκ τῶν ἐ. ταραχή
Phld. D. 1.14
; ἐπί τι
Epicur. Fr. 255
Close Browse lexicon entries , cf. Plot. 1.6.2 ;intuition, [τῇ ψυχῇ] τὴν ἐπιβολὴν ἀθρόαν ἀθρόων
; [ γνῶσις] ἐφάψεται τοῦ ἑνὸς κατὰ ἐπιβολήν
bis; opp.συλλογισμός, ibid.
c. .conception, notion, Iamb. Comm.
Math. 1 , cf. 9 , Dam. Pr. 258 (pl.);point of view, ib. 201 , 396 , al.;doctrine,ἡ τοῦ Συριανοῦ θαυμασία ἐ. ib. 270 : pl.,principles, Ael. Tact. 21.1 .
Stoic. 3.41 , 149 ;ἐ. φιλοποιίαςib. 96 .
3. .setting upona thing,design, attempt, enterprise,v.l. in
Th. 3.45 : c. gen.,ἡ ἐ. τῆς ἱστορίας writinghistory, Plb. 1.4.2 ;τῶν ὅλων acquisitionof empire, Id. 1.3.6 , cf. 5.95.1 ;κατασκευασμάτων ἐπιβολαί designs, Plu. Per. 12 ;ἐξ ἐπιβολῆς designedly, D.S. 13.27 .
b. . of surgical operations,οὐδεμία ὄνησις τῆς ἐ. Philum. Ven. 4.7 ;μὴ κατακολουθεῖν ἀδυνάτοις ἐπιβολαῖςHegetor ap. Apollon.Cit. 3 .
4. .hostile attempt, assault, Plb. 6.25.7 (pl.), cj. for-βουλάςin Th. 1.93 .
5. .applicationof name to thing, Procl. in Cra. p.109 P., al.
II. .that which is laid on,ἐπιβολαὶ πλίνθων coursesof bricks, Th. 3.20 ;βυρσῶν layersof hide, Luc. Nav. 4 ;superstructure, gallery, Ph. Bel. 80.36 (pl.);λεπιδοειδεῖς ἐπιβολαίthe squamouscommissuresof the skull, Gal. 10.452 .
2. .penalty, fine, IG 12.84.29 (pl.), Ar. V. 769 ; ἐπιβολὴν ἐπιβάλλειν
(pl.), X. HG 1.7.2 , etc.; ἐπιβολὰς ὀφλεῖν
;ἡ ἐ. τῆς βουλῆς the penalty imposedby the council, Aeschin. 2.93 ;ἐξ ἐπιβολῆςin consequenceof infliction of afine, Lys. 6.21 .
3. .requisition, number of men required, Plb. 3.106.3 ;impost, public burden, Plu. Cat.Ma. 18 (pl.), cf. Procop. Arc. 23 ; τῆς λαογραφίας
(i A.D.);requisitionof corn, PFay. 81.9
c. .κατ' ἐπιβολήν τινοςinproportionto . . ,pro rata, CPR 28.17
III. .a thing put over for shelterorprotection, Thphr. CP 3.16.4 .
2. . ἐ. χώματος embankment,
IV. . Rhet., = ἐπαναφορά , Phoeb. Fig. 2.4 , Rut.Lu p.1.7 .
2. .introduction, approachto a subject, Hermog. Id. 1.3 ;ἐ. τοῦ ῥυθμοῦib. 2.1 .
3. .power, `grasp', of style or treatment,χάρις καὶ ἐ. D.Chr. 18.14 ;general survey, consideration, Ptol. Tetr. 204 ;Ἀλεξάνδρου τὴν ἐν ταῖς παρατάξεσιν ἐ. Ael. Tact.Praef. 6 .
4. .`trimmings', ornament,τὸ ἀφαιρεῖν τὰς ἐ. καὶ
αὐτοῖς χρῆσθαι τοῖς ὀνόμασι
V. . in Alchemy,`projection', i.e. chemical reaction intended to produce transmutation, Syn.Alch. p.58B. (pl.).
References Th. 2.49 Id. 7.62 Luc. Zeux. 5 Id. Tim. 13 D.H. 10.33 Gal. 6.92 101 176 Epicur. Ep. 1pp.5,12 Ph. 1.230 Plot. 2.4.10 Philostr. VS 2.18 Antyll. Orib. 45.25.5 Epicur. Ep. 1p.3U. p.4U. Phld. D. 1.14 Epicur. Fr. 255 Plot. 1.6.2 Id. 4.4.1 Dam. Pr. 25 Iamb. Comm. Math. 1 9 Dam. Pr. 258 201 396 270 Ael. Tact. 21.1 Stoic. 3.41 149 96 Th. 3.45 Plb. 1.4.2 Id. 1.3.6 5.95.1 Plu. Per. 12 D.S. 13.27 Philum. Ven. 4.7 Apollon.Cit. 3 Plb. 6.25.7 Th. 1.93 Procl. in Cra. p.109 Th. 3.20 Luc. Nav. 4 Ph. Bel. 80.36 Gal. 10.452 IG 12.84.29 Ar. V. 769 Lys. 20.14 X. HG 1.7.2 And. 1.73 Aeschin. 2.93 Lys. 6.21 Plb. 3.106.3 Plu. Cat.Ma. 18 Procop. Arc. 23 PTeb. 391.19 PFay. 81.9 IG 22.1672.285 297 CPR 28.17 Thphr. CP 3.16.4 PPetr. 3p.80 POxy. 298.9 Phoeb. Fig. 2.4 p.1.7 Hermog. Id. 1.3 2.1 D.Chr. 18.14 Ptol. Tetr. 204 Ael. Tact.Praef. 6 Aristid. Rh. p.522S. p.58B. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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