ἀναφορ-ά,ἡ, (ἀναφέρομαι)
A. coming up, rising,
ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι rise,
Arist. HA 622b7
; of vapours or exhalations, Placit. 3.7.4 , Theol.Ar. 31 , cf. Orib. 9.16.3 , etc.
2. Astron.,ascentof a sign measured in degrees of the equator, Ptol. Tetr. 134 .
b. Astrol., = ἐπαναφορά, τόπος next to aκέντρον,
Vett.Val. 19.18 .
c. ascendant,
Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).100 ; opp.ἀπόκλιμα,Serapion in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.99 , S.E. M. 5.20 , etc.
d. risingof a sign, Ach.Tat. Intr.Arat. 39 .
II. (ἀναφέρω)carrying back, referenceof a thingto a standard,
διὰ τὸ γίνεσθαι ἐπαίνους δι' ἀναφορᾶς
Arist. EN 1101b20
; in Law,recourse,