κοινότης,ητος,ἡ,
A. sharing in common, community, τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ παίδων καὶ τῆς οὐσίας
Arist. Pol. 1274b10
;ἡ περὶ τὰ τέκνα κ. καὶ τὰς γυναῖκαςib. 1266a34 ;κ. φωνῆς commonlanguage, i.e. not peculiar or dialectal, Isoc. 15.296 , cf. D.H. Th. 54 , Pomp. 2 .
2. commonoruniversal quality, Pl. Tht. 208d , Plot. 1.3.4 ; opp.ἰδιότης, Epicur. Ep. 1p.17U. ; κ. τοῦ ἵππου
A.D. Pron. 26.20
: pl.,common features, Phld. Ir. p.71 W., Mort. 34 , Plu. Comp.Lyc.Num. 1 ; esp.in Medicine, term of the 'Methodic' school, Gal. 1.80 , al., cf. Plu. 2.129d (pl.).
3. generality, vagueness, τῶν ὁμολογιῶν
D.H. 2.39
, etc.;ambiguity, ὀνόματος
Epicur. Nat. 14.10
, cf. Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1014.48 , Diog.Oen. 27 .
II. in Politics,absence of privilegesordistinctions,πολιτείας(sc.δημοκρατίας) ἣ μάλιστα κοινότητα δοκεῖ προῃρῆσθαι