ὅρ-ᾱσις,εως,ἡ,
A. seeing, the act of sight,
Demad. 3 , Arist. EN 1174a14 , Men. 123 , etc. ; distd. as theἐνέργειαoractfromὄψις(the sense or faculty), Arist. de An. 426a13 , cf. 428a7 ; but,power of sight, SIG 1141 (Thrace).
2. pl.,eyes,
τὰς ὁ. ἐκκόπτειν
D.S. 2.6
, cf. D.H. 8.45 , Plu. 2.88d : metaph., as title of the daughter-goddess of the Sun,ὅρασιν αὑτοῦ(sc.τοῦ Ἡλίου) OGI 56.56 (Canopus,iii B. C.).
II. a vision,
LXX Jl. 2.28 , Act.Ap. 2.17 (pl.).
III. appearance,
ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι
Apoc. 4.3
; ὁ μεταμορφούμενος ἐν ταῖς ὁράσεσιν
PLeid.W. 13.36
.