Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀπόληψις

Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀπόληψις

Etym.: a)polamba/nw IV

Sense

  1. an intercepting, cutting off

Examples

  • Κοιλίη ὑπάγουσα, δίψησ μεστὴ, γλῶσσα τρηχείη, ξηρὴ, ἁλυκώδησ‧ οὔρων ἀπόληψισ‧ ἀγρυπνίη‧ ἀκρωτήρια ἐψυγμένα. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 1.9)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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