σημᾰσία,ἡ, (
A.
σημαίνω
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)the giving a signalorcommand, LXX Nu. 29.1 ;αἱ ἀπὸ τῶν ἄρκτων ς. D.S. 2.54 .
II. indication, αἱ πράξεις ἤθους ς. ἐστίν
Arist. Pr. 919b36
;designation, Str. 8.6.5 .
2. meaning, signification,πρὸς τὸ περὶ σημασιῶν Φίλωνος, title of work by Chrysippus, Stoic. 2.5 , cf. Phld. Sign. 34 : freq. in Gramm., A.D. Pron. 14.3 , al., Ael. Tact. 24.4 , Iamb. Protr. 4 , etc.
3. notationin Music, Gaud. Harm. 20 .
III. the decisive appearanceof a disease, Aret. SA 1.5 , al.
IV. mark, ἐν δέρματι χρωτός
LXX Le. 13.2
; of the Nile-flood, ἀνῆλθεν ἡ τοῦ Νείλου ς. κατὰ τὸ ἱερατικὸν σημεῖον
Bull.Soc.Alex. 5.55