ἀφορ-ισμός, ὁ,
delimitation, assignment of boundaries, [[ “SIG” 827 F 7; γῆς “PFreib.” 11.7 (4th c.AD)] Refs 4th c.AD+]; θέσεως[[ 6th c.AD: Simplicius Philosophus “in Aristotelis Physica commentaria - Comm. in Arist. Graeca” 626.20. ] Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II separation, distinction, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 3.14.2; ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ 2nd c.AD(?): Theodotion LXX.Isa.56.3] LXX+4th c.BC+]: hence, banishment, = Latin relegatio, [[ 6th c.AD: Lydus, Joannes Laurentius Historicus “Mag.” 3.17 (_plural_), “Ost.” 9c (_plural_). ] Refs 6th c.AD+]
__II.2 determination, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Categoriae” 3b22. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 attainment of definiteness, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Metaphysica” 28] Refs 4th c.BC+]; distinctive character or feature, [[ 3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “in Aristotelis Topicorum libros octo commentaria - pars” 74.14. ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.4 pithy sentence, aphorism (such as those of [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus), 5th c.BC: Critias Philosophus, Tragicus, Elegiacus 39 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.636, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 1.6. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 fixed rule, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.2.1.] Refs 4th c.BC+]