ἐπίδειξις, Ion.
ἐπίδεξις,εως,ἡ,
A. showing forth, making known,τοῦτο ἐς ἐ. ἀνθρώπων ἀπίκετοbecamenotorious, Hdt. 2.46 .
2. .exhibition,display, demonstration, τῆς δυνάμεως
Th. 6.31
;ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι, of a militarydemonstration, Id. 3.16 ;ἓν τοῦτ' ἦν τῆς ἐ.showing off, Pl. Grg. 447c : generally,ἐ. ποιήσασθαι ᾗ . . exhibithow . . , Id. Phd. 99d ;ἐλθεῖν εἰς ἐπίδειξίν τινιcome todisplayoneself to one, Ar. Nu. 269 ;ἡ ἐ. (sc.τοῦ κάλλους) X. Mem. 3.11.2 ; ἐ. ποιήσασθαι τῆς σοφίας
Arist. Pol. 1259a19
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3. . esp. λόγων ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι
D. 18.280
: abs.,set speech,declamation, Th. 3.42 ; ἐ. ποιήσασθαι
Pl. Grg. 447c
, cf. Isoc. 4.17 , 5.17 : pl., SIG 577.53 (Milet.,iii/ii B.C.), 775.3 (Delph.,i B.C.).
b. . name of a trireme at Athens, IG 22.1623.144 .