προαίρεσις

προαίρ-εσις, εως, ἡ,

A choosing one thing before another, Pl. Prm. 143c; purpose, resolution,

π. καὶ πρᾶξις Id.Def.413a

, cf. Arist.EN1094a2; opp. ἀνάγκη, Isoc. 1.10;

ἐκ π. καὶ βουλήσεως D.44.57

, cf. Arist. PA 657b1;

ἡ κατὰ π. κίνησις Id.Metaph.1015a33

; τὰ κατὰ π. ἀδικήματα wrongs done from malice prepense, Lycurg.148; ζῆν κατὰ π., as a test of freedom. Arist.Pol.1280a34; παρὰ τὴν π. contrary to one's purpose, Id.Metaph.1015a27; as characteristic of moral action,

ἡ π. βουλευτικὴ ὄρεξις τῶν ἐφ' ἡμῖν Id.EN1113a10

, cf. 1139a23; inclination,

χρῶ ὡς βούλει τῇ σεαυτοῦ π. Epicur.

Sent.V at.51; motive,

κατὰ προαίρεσιν δακρύειν Hp.Aph.4.52

.

2 purpose, plan, or scope of action,

τῇ π. τοῦ βίου D.23.141

, 48.56;

οὐδενὸς εὐδοκιμεῖ πράγματος ἡ π. Id.Prooem. 50

;

ἐπὶ τῇ τοῦ πλεονεκτεῖν π. ζῆν Id.23.127

; ἀναίδεια καὶ π. πονηρίας deliberate wickedness, Id.Ep.3.18;

τῶν καλῶν ἔργων Zaleuc.

ap. Stob. 4.2.19: abs., course of life, principle of action,

ἐν π. χρηστῇ καὶ βίῳ σώφρονι ζῆν D.Ep.

l.c.;

διὰ τὰς τέτταρας δραχμὰς ἀποβάλω τὴν π.; Strato Com.1.33

: pl., principles, Isoc.1.9;

αἱ κοιναὶ π. D.18.210

, etc.

3 in political language, deliberate course of action, policy, ἡ π. ἡ ἐμὴ καὶ ἡ πολιτεία ib.93; ἡ π. τῆς πολιτείας ib.192, cf. 19.27, Plb.3.8.5, 18.37.1, OGI1763.50 (Milet., ii B.C.); mode of government, such as an oligarchy, D.13.8; ἡ π. τῆς πόλεως, opp. ἡ τύχη, Id.18.306; ἡ π. τῶν κοινῶν ib.292: pl., τὰς κοινὰς π. your public principles, policy, ib.210, cf. 206;

ταῖς τοῦ δήμου π. Id.Ep.3.2

.

4 department of public life, πολλῶν προαιρέσεων οὐσῶν τῆς πολιτείας,

τὴν περὶ τὰς Ἑλληνικὰς πράξεις εἱλόμην Id.18.59

.

5 political party,

οἱ τῆς ἐκείνου π. Id.10.4

.

b sect or school of music, philosophy, etc., Plu.2.1137b, Gal.18(2).658;

αἱ ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ π. Luc.Demon.4

, etc.

6 conduct,

διὰ ταύτης τῆς π. Plb.18.3.3

;

ἀνεπίληπτος π. Id.14.2.14

, cf. 30.8.1, 39.3.11.

7 character, reputation, ἠστόχει τῆς σφετέρας π. had no regard for his own reputation, Id.7.14.3;

ἀείμνηστον καὶ καλὴν ἔχει τὴν π. Id.9.9.10

;

καταξίως . . τῆς τῶν ἀλειφομένων π. Arch.Pap.3.134

(Thera, iii/ii B.C.).

8 devotion, affection, goodwill,

τᾷ π. ἃν ἔχων τυγχάνει ἐς τὰν ἁμὰν πόλιν SIG721.30

(Crete, ii/i B.C.), cf. 593.4 (Perrhaebia, ii B.C.); ἀποδεξάμενον μετ' εὐνοίας τὴν τοῦ δήμου π. the homage of the people, ib.700.43 (Macedonia, ii B.C.); ἐπαινέσαι ἐπὶ τᾷ περὶ . . τὰν τέχναν π. her devotion to her art, ib.738.11 (Delph., i B.C.), cf. 737.12(i B.C.); = σπουδή, zeal, τὴν π. ἣν ὁ δῆμος . . διατελεῖ ποιούμενος τῶν . . ἐνδόξων ib.590.33 (Cos, ii B.C.).

9 expressed opinion, advice,

τὴν π. ἀποδεξάμενοι τοῦ λέγοντος Plb.39.3.9

, cf. 2.42.4, 7.13.4, 7.14.1.