saying, speech
ῥῆσις,εως, Ion.
ιος, Arc.
ϝρῆσις( IG 5(2).343.19 , Orchom.,iv B.C.),ἡ, (ἐρῶ)
A. saying, speech, μύθων καὶ ῥήσιος
Od. 21.291
; ῥ. ἀγγελῶν
Pi. N. 1.59
;καταπλέξαι τὴν ῥῆσινend one'sspeech, Hdt. 8.83 ; ῥ. βραχεῖα
S. Fr. 64
; ξυνεχής
Th. 5.85
; μακρὰν ῥ. οὐ στέργει πόλις
A. Supp. 273
; εἰπεῖν ῥ. οὐ θρῆνον θέλω
Id. Ag. 1322
; ῥ. λέγειν ἀμφί τινος
Id. Supp. 615
, cf. S. Fr. 142.20 ; περὶ σμικροῦ πράγματος ῥ. παμμήκεις ποιεῖν
Pl. Phdr. 268c
; μακρὰν ῥ. ἀποτείνειν
Id. R. 605d
, Luc. Prom. 6 ;ἡ ἀπὸ Σκυθῶν ῥ. the Scythiananswer, Hdt. 4.127 (a phrase that became proverbial, cf. Plu. Prov. 1.62 ; prob. interpol. in Hdt. ).
2. resolution, declaration,Λακεδαιμονίων ῥ. Hdt. 1.152 , cf. Crates Com. 56 ,IGl.c.
3. speaking, opp. reading (ἀνάγνωσις), D.H. Isoc. 2 (Wolf, forχρήσεως).
II. tale, legend,ἀνθρώπων παλαιαὶ ῥ. Pi. O. 7.55 .
III. expressionorpassagein an author, esp.speech in a play, Ar. Nu. 1371 , V. 580 , Ra. 151 , Men. Epit. 585 : pl. in Ephipp. 16.3 , D. 18.267 ; ῥ. τινὲς τῶν Ἀριστοφανείων
Plu. 2.712d
; esp. of the dramatic parts of epic poetry, Phot.
IV. manner of speaking, style,ἡ κατὰ πεζὸν ῥ.prose, Longin. Proll.Heph. 1.3 .
