παράλειψις,εως,ἡ,
A. neglect, disregard, τῶν καθηκόντων
Plu. 2.33a
.
2. omission,κατὰ παράλειψιν τοῦ ῡwith theomissionof . . , Ath. 11.490f ;κατὰ π. τοῦ "εὐκαίρως" Plu. 2.1037e ; opp.παραδοχή, Hierocl. in CA 19p.461M.
3. a rhetorical figure, in which a fact isdesignedly passed over, so that attention may be specially called to it, Arist. Rh.Al. 1434a25 , 1438b6 , Demetr. Eloc. 263 , Fronto Ep. 1.2 , Hermog. Id. 2.6 ; κατὰ παράλειψιν
Id. Inv. 2.5
.