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Gloss doing, transaction, business,
πρᾶξις,εως, Ep. and Ion.
πρῆξις,ιος , ἡ: (πράσσω):—
A. doing, transaction, business,[ πλεῖν] κατὰ πρῆξιν on a trading voyage,
Od. 3.72
; ἐπὶ πρῆξιν ἔπλεον
h.Ap. 397
;π. δ' ἥδ' ἰδίη, οὐ δήμιοςa private, not a publicaffair,
Od. 3.82 ; π. μηδὲ φίλοισιν ὅμως ἀνακοινέο πᾶσιν
Thgn. 73
;ἡ περί τινος π.thetransactionrespecting . . , Th. 6.88 .
2. resultorissue of a business,esp.good result, success, οὐ γάρ τις πρῆξις πέλεται . . γόοιοnogoodcomes of weeping, Il. 24.524 ; οὔ τις π. ἐγίγνετο μυρομένοισιν
Od. 10.202
;λυμαίνεσθαί τινι τὴν π.to spoil one'smarket,
X. An. 1.3.16 ;π. φίλαν δίδοιgrant a happyissue.
Close Browse lexicon entries Pi. O. 1.85 ; π. οὐρίαν θέλων
(lyr.);ταχεῖά γ' ἦλθε χρησμῶν π.theirissue,
Id. Pers. 739 ; ἄνευ τούτων οὐκ ἂν εἵη π.
; δὸς πόρον καὶ π. τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ
II. doing, τῶν ἀγαθῶν(of persons) πρήξιες
Th. 3.114 ;π. πολεμική, πολιητική, πολιτική,
Pl. R. 399a , Sph. 266d , Men. 99b ;action,opp.πάθος,
Id. R. 434a ;moral action,opp.ποίησις, τέχνη,
Arist. EN 1140a2 , 1097a16 ; opp.ποιότης,
Id. Po. 1450a18 , cf. EN 1178a35 (pl.); ἤθη καὶ πάθη καὶ π.
; opp.οἱ πολιτικοὶ λόγοι,
D. 61.44 ; ἔργῳ καὶ πράξεσιν, οὐχὶ λόγοις
;ἐν ταῖς πράξεσι ὄντα τε καὶ πραττόμεναexhibitedin actual life,
Pl. Phdr. 271d ;actionin drama, opp.λόγος,
Arist. Po. 1454a18 ;μία π. ὅλη καὶ τελείαib. 1459a19 , cf. 1451b33 (pl.).
2. action, exercise, χειρῶν, σκελῶν, στόματος, φωνῆς, διανοίας,
3. euphem. forsexual intercourse,
Pi. Fr. 127 , Aeschin. 1.158 , etc.; in full, ἡ π. ἡ γεννητική
4. magicaloperation, spell,
PMag.Par. 1.1227 , al., PMag.Lond. 125.40 .
S. OT 895 (lyr., pl.), OC 560 , etc.; μιᾶς μόνον μνησθήσομαι π.
b. military action, battle,
IV. doing, faringwell or ill,fortune, state, condition,
ἀπέκλαιε . . τὴν ἑωυτοῦ π.
, cf. A. Pr. 695 (lyr.), S. Aj. 790 , 792 ; εύτυχὴς π.
; ἡ ἐν τοῖς πολεμικοῖς π.
2. practice,i.e.trickery, treachery,
;κατὰ τῆς πόλεως, ἐπὶ τοὺς Αἰτωλούς,
VI. exaction of money, recovery of debts, arrears,etc., IG 12.57.13 , al.; συμβολαίων πράξεις
(pl.);παρὰ Ἀρτέμωνος . . ἔστω ἡ π. τοῖς δανείσασιlet the lenders havean action of recoveryagainst Artemon, Syngr. ap. D. 35.12 , cf. SIG 364.61 , 67 (Ephesus,iii B.C.), Test.Epict. 5.31 ; ἡ π. ἔστω καθάπερ ἐκ δίκης
(iv B.C.), etc.; αἱ π. τῶν καταδικασθέντων
2. exaction of vengeance, retribution,
βαρβάρων χάριν γάμων πρᾶξιν ὡς Ἑλλὰς λάβοι
VII. public office, ἡ διοικηθεῖσα π.Epist. Macrin. ap. Hdn. 5.1.2 .
VIII. discourse, lectureof a rhetorician or philosopher, Jul. Or. 2.59c , Marin. Procl. 22 .
References Od. 3.72 h.Ap. 397 Od. 3.82 Thgn. 73 Th. 6.88 Il. 24.524 Od. 10.202 X. An. 1.3.16 Pi. O. 1.85 A. Ch. 814 Id. Pers. 739 X. Cyn. 2.2 PMag.Par. 1.2366 Thgn. 1026 Pl. Chrm. 163e Antipho 3.4.9 Th. 3.114 Pl. R. 399a Sph. 266d Men. 99b Id. Lg. 876d Id. R. 434a Arist. EN 1140a2 1097a16 Id. Po. 1450a18 EN 1178a35 Id. Po. 1447a28 D. 61.44 Id. 6.3 Pl. Phdr. 271d Arist. Po. 1454a18 1459a19 1451b33 Pl. La. 192a Pi. Fr. 127 Aeschin. 1.158 Arist. HA 539b20 PMag.Par. 1.1227 PMag.Lond. 125.40 S. OT 895 OC 560 Isoc. 12.127 Plb. 3.19.11 Hdt. 3.65 A. Pr. 695 S. Aj. 790 792 Id. Tr. 294 Id. Ant. 1305 Plb. 2.47.5 Id. 4.77.1 Id. 2.9.2 Id. 4.71.6 5.96.4 IG 12.57.13 And. 1.88 Pl. Prt. 328b Id. R. 425d D. 35.12 SIG 364.61 67 Test.Epict. 5.31 PEleph. 1.12 Arist. Pol. 1321b42 E. IA 272 Hdn. 5.1.2 Jul. Or. 2.59c Marin. Procl. 22 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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