μετοχ-ή,ἡ, (μετέχω)
A. sharing, participation, Hdt. 1.144 , Pl. Ep. 345a , AP 9.316.9 ( Leon. );περὶ μετοχῆς τοῦ παραδείσουtheirsharesin the orchard, PCair.Zen. 369.2
(iii B.C.); παρουσία καὶ μ.
Plu. 2.945f
;τίς μ. δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀνομίᾳ; 2 Ep.Cor. 6.14 ;κατὰ μετοχήνin virtue ofparticipationin something else, Arist. Metaph. 1030a13 , Ph. 1.47 ;κατὰ μετοχήν τε καὶ μετουσίαν τῆς ἰδέαςPolyxenus ap. Alex. Aphr. in Metaph. 84.17 ; μ. καὶ θείων καὶ ἀνθρωπίνων πάντων
GDI 5040.13
, cf. 5042.8 (Hierapytna).
2. Astrol.,joint possessionoroccupationby two planets, Antioch.Astr. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).107 , 115 , Porph. in Ptol. 190 .
3. partakingof food,τῇ τῶν ζῴων μετοχῇlamb. VP 24.108 codd. (dub.l.).
4. partnership,
PRev.Laws 14.10 (pl.,iii B.C.), etc.
II. Gramm.,participle, D.T. 634.5 , D.H. Comp. 2 , Plu. 2.1011c , A.D. Synt. 15.20 , al., Poll. 7.9 , Eust. 138.16 .