αἵρεσις

αἵρεσις, εως, ἡ,

A taking, esp. of a town, Hdt.4.1, etc.; ἡ βασιλέος αἵ. the taking by the king, Id.9.3;

ἐλπίζων ταχίστην -σιν ἔσεσθαι Th. 2.75

; αἵ. δυνάμεως acquisition of power, Pl.Grg.513a:—generally, taking, receiving,

ἐπιγενημάτων PTeb.27.66

(ii B. C.).

B ([etym.] αἱρέομαι) choice,

αἵρεσίν τ' ἐμοὶ δίδου A.Pr.779

;

τῶνδε . . αἵρεσιν παρδίδωμι Pi.N.10.82

; foll. by relat., αἵ. διδόναι ὁκοτέρην . . , εἰ . . , etc., Hdt.1.11, cf. D.22.19; αἵ. προτιθέναι, προβάλλειν, Pl. Tht.196c, Sph.245b;

εἰ νέμοι τις αἵρεσιν S.Aj.265

;

αἵρεσιν λαβεῖν D.36.11

;

ποιεῖσθαι Isoc.7.19

;

αἵ. γίγνεταί τινι Th.2.61

; οὐκ ἔχει αἵρεσιν it admits no choice, Plu.2.708b.

2 choice, election of magistrates, Th.8.89, cf. Arist.Pol.1266a26, al.; αἱρέσει, opp. κλήρῳ, 1300a19, etc.

3 inclination, choice, πρός τινα Philipp. ap. D.18.166, Plb.2.61.9, etc., cf. IG2.591b; opp. φυγή, Epicur.Ep.3p.62U.; περὶ αἱρέσεων καὶ φυγῶν, title of treatise by Epicurus.

II purpose, course of action or thought, like προαίρεσις, Pl.Phdr.256c;

ἡ αἵ. τῆς πρεσβείας Aeschin. 2.11

; αἵ. Ἐλληνική the study of Greek literature, Plb.39.1.3:—conduct, PTeb.28.10 (ii B. C.).

2 system of philosophic principles, or those who profess such principles, sect, school, Plb.5.93.8, D.S.2.29, Polystr.p.20 W., D.H.Amm.1.7, Comp.2,al., cf. Cic.Fam.15.16.3; κατὰ τῶν αἱ., title of treatise by Antipater of Tarsus; περὶ αἱρέσεων, title of Menippean satire by Varro, cf. Fr.164; αἵρεσις πρὸς Γοργιππίδην, title of work by Chrysippus, D.L.7.191; esp. religious party or sect, of the Essenes, J.BJ2.8.1; the Sadducees and Pharisees, Act.Ap.5.17, 15.5, 26.5; the Christians, ib.24.5,14, 28.22, generally, faction, party, App.BC5.2.

3 corps of epheboi, OGI 176 ([place name] Egypt).

4 Astrol., 'condition', Ptol.Tetr.21; ἡ ἡμερινὴ αἵ. Vett. Val.1.13.

III proposed condition, proposal, D.H.3.10.

2 commission, ἡ ἐπὶ τοὺς νέους αἵ. Pl.Ax.367a; embassy, mission, IG4.937 (Epid.).

3 freewill offering, opp. vow, LXX Le.22.18,al.

4 bid at auction,

τὴν ἀμείνονα αἵ. διδόντι παραδοθῆναι POxy.716.22

(ii A. D.), cf. 1630.8 (iii A. D.).