- φάσις
- φάσις (A) [ᾰ], εως, h(: ([etym.] φαίνω):—A denunciation, information laid,
γραφαὶ ἢ φάσεις ἢ ἐνδείξεις ἢ ἀπαγωγαί And.1.88
, cf. Lys.Fr.209 S., Din.Fr.89.36, D.25.78, Lex ap.eund.35.51;ἡ περὶ τὸ πλοῖον φ. Id.58.5
, cf. SIG695.83 (Magn.Mae., ii B. C.).II ([etym.] φαίνομαι) appearance, of stars, Ti.Locr.97 b, Arist.Mete.342b34, Nic.Th.122, Phld.D.3.10, etc.: special uses,a πρὸς τὸν ὁρίζοντα φ. appearance above the horizon, opp. ὑπὸ τὸν ὁρίζοντα κρύψις, Gem.13.2.b heliacal rising, opp. κρύψις, φ. ἑῷαι, ἑσπέριαι, Ptol. Tetr.99, cf. Alm.8.6, al.c including the previous signf. and κρύψεις, Id.Phas.p.3 H., al. (pl.), Vett.Val. 241.30 (pl.).d pl., phases of the moon, Gem.8.11, Gal.9.904, Man. 2.491,497.2 an appearance, trace, τινος Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. φασί.------------------------------------φάσις (B) [ᾰ], εως, h(: ([etym.] φημί):I utterance, expression, Arist. Int.16b27, 17a17.II statement, proposition, comprehending both κατάφασις and ἀπόφασις (affirmation and denial), these being αἱ ἀντικείμεναι φ., ib.21b18, Metaph. 1011b14, 1062a6;ἀναπόδεικτοι φ. Id.EN1143b12
: opp. ζήτησις, ib.1142b14.2 = κατάφασις, affirmation, opp. ἀπόφασις, Pl.Sph.263e, Arist.APr.51b20, 62a14, Metaph. 1008a9.3 mere assertion, without proof, PCair.Zen.620.20 (iii B.C.), Hipparch 2.2.23, Phld.Rh.2.296 S.: pl., Mitteis Chr.31 ix 8 (ii B.C.), Hipparch.1.1.9, Phld.Mus.p.77 K.4 judgement, sentence, Greg.Cor. in Hermog. in Rh.7(2).1121 W.5 rumour, Act.Ap. 21.31; but, tidings,καλαὶ φ. POxy.805
(i B. C.); πέμψον μοι τὴν φ. send me word, ib. 2149.17 (ii/iii A.D.), cf. 293.4,8 (i A.D.), 530.30 (ii A. D.).6 in Music, dub. sens., ἐνῆς ( = ἐνῆν)ἐν τῷ μέλει πολλὰ φ. IG7.1818.7
(Thespiae, iii B. C.).
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