ἕξις

ἕξις, εως, ἡ, ([etym.] ἔχω):

I (ἔχω trans.) having, being in possession of, possession, ἐπιστήμης ἕ., opp. κτῆσις, Pl.Tht.197b;

νοῦ Id.Cra. 414b

;

ἡ τῶν ὅπλων Id.Lg.625c

, cf. R.433e, Sph.247a, al., Arist. Metaph.1022b4; opp. στέρησις, ib.1055b13, S.E.P.3.49.

2 in surgery, posture, Hp.Off.3; ἕ. ἢ θέσις ib.15.

II (ἔχω intr.) a being in a certain state, a permanent condition as produced by practice ([etym.] πρᾶξις), diff. from σχέσις (which is alterable) (v. infr.):

1 state or habit of body, Id.Aph.2.34, cf. Pl.Tht.153b; ἕ. ὑγιεινή (so also X.Mem.1.2.4), opp. διάθεσις ἀθλητική, Hp.Alim.34;

σχέσις καὶ ἕ. καὶ ἡλικίη Id.Mochl.41

;

ἡ φύσις καὶ ἡ ἕ. Id.Acut.43

: pl., Thphr. Sens.69: generally, condition,

ἐν ἕξει τοῦ δρᾶν D.H.Comp. 25

;

ἕ. λεπτὴ κατὰ τοῦτο τὸ μέρος Hp.Art.12

;

τῷ θερμὴν ἕ. ἔχοντι Polystr. p.26W.

; outward appearance,

ἡ ἕ. τοῦ σώματος κρείσσων LXXDa. 1.15

, cf. 1 Ki.16.7, Sm.La.4.7; habit of a vine, Thphr.CP3.14.5; of material objects,

ὑπὸ μιᾶς ἕξεως συνέχεσθαι S.E.M.7.102

, cf. Ph.2.511, Stoic.2.124,al.

b medic., the system, Ath.2.45e, Mnesith. ib.54b, Paul.Aeg.3.59.

2 state or habit of mind,

ἕ. κακίης Democr. 184

;

τὰς φύσεις τε καὶ ἕξεις τῶν ψυχῶν Pl.Lg.650b

, etc.; ἡ ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ ἕ., opp. ἡ τῶν σωμάτων ἕ., Id.Tht.l.c.; πονηρᾶς ψυχῆς ἕξει ib.167b;

λαμβάνειν ἕξιν τιμιωτέραν Id.R.591b

.

b esp. acquired habit, opp. ἐνέργεια, Arist.EN1098b33,al.

3 trained habit, skill, Pl.Phdr. 268e, Arist.Pr.955b1, Plb.10.47.7, D.S.2.29; τέχνη defined as

ἕ. ἢ διάθεσις ἀπὸ παρατηρήσεως Phld.Rh.1.69S.

;

ἄκρα ἕ. D.H.Comp.11

: c. gen., τὴν τῶν Ἰουδαϊκῶν γραμμάτων ἕξιν Aristeas 121;

ἕ. πολιτικῶν λόγων Phld.Rh.2.35

S. (Almost confined to Prose, but cf. Orph.A. 391.)