- νεῦσις
- νεῦσις (A), εως, ἡ, ([etym.] νεύω)A inclination, tendency of physical forces to or from a centre, Ti.Locr.100d.2 νεύσεις, αἱ, title of work by Apollonius of Perga, problems where a straight line has to be drawn through a point so as to intercept a given length between two lines or curves, Papp.670.4.3 downward tendency, gravitation, Plu. 2.1122c, prob. in Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.131.4 tendency, inclination, Plot.1.1.12.5 in Neo-Platonic philosophy, declension in the scale of Being, esp. of the Soul,
ν. ἡ πρὸς σῶμα καὶ ὕλην Id.1.6.5
; ν. εἰς or πρὸς τὴν γένεσιν, Hierocl.in CA26p.479M., Porph.Antr.11;ἡ πρὸς τὸ χεῖρον ν. Jul.Or.5.166d
.------------------------------------νεῦσις (B), εως, ἡ, (νέω A)A swimming, Arist.PA639b2, 694b9, al.
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