ἰδῐότης [ῐδ], ητος, ἡ,
(ἴδιος) peculiar nature, property, specific character, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Damoxenus Comicus 2.41, 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.17U.; ἡ ἰ. τῆς ἡδονῆς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.16; τῶν πράξεων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 305d; τοῦ πολιτεύματος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.13.13, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰκὼν τῆς ἰδίας ἰ. [[ LXX.Wis.2.23 ] LXX]; of a mountain, [[ 2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 81 ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]: plural, peculiarities, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 9.22.7, 2nd c.BC: Demetrius Lacon Philosophus “Herc.” 1012.41] Refs 2nd c.BC+] F.; ἰ. ἐθνικαί, of language, [[ 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 1.154 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus; ῥυθμῶν [prev. author] “Mus.” p.49K. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 Grammars, ἰδιότητός τινων μετέχειν [[ 2nd c.BC: Dionysius Thrax Grammaticus 639.31, compare 2nd c.AD: Apollonius Dyscolus Grammaticus “de Syntaxi;” 16.14, +others] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; εἰς ἰδιότητα as a proper name, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Stephanus Byzantius see entry {Θεσσαλία}, Scholia 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.319. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 particular existence, [[ 3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.126 ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; individuality, ἀεὶ πρότερα τὰ ὀλίγης ἰδιότητος [[ 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 280. ] Refs 5th c.AD+]
__4 relationship, [[ POxy. 1644.21 (1st c.BC). ] Refs 1st c.BC+]