ἐνθῡμ-ημα, ατος, τό,
thought, piece of reasoning, argument, [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 292, 1199, 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.10 (_plural_), 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.110. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 meaning, sense, opposed to λέξις, [[ 6th c.AD: Olympiodorus Philosophus “in Aristotelis Meteora commentaria - pars” 4.23. ] Refs 6th c.AD+]
__3 in Aristotle's Logic, enthymeme, rhetorical syllogism drawn from probable premises (ἐξ εἰκότων ἢ σημείων), opposed to ἀποδεικτικὸς συλλογισμός, [[ “APr.” 70a10, compare “Rh.” 1355a6, etc.; ἐ. δεικτικά, ἐλεγκτικά, [prev. work]1396b24. ] Refs]
__II invention, device, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.5.4, 5.4.52, “An.” 3.5.12, “Cyn.” 13.13 (_plural_), 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 295. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]