- ἀναφορά
- ἀναφορ-ά, ἡ, ([etym.] ἀναφέρομαι)A coming up, rising,
ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι
rise,Arist.
HA622b7; of vapours or exhalations, Placit.3.7.4, Theol.Ar. 31, cf. Orib.9.16.3, etc.2 Astron., ascent of a sign measured in degrees of the equator, Ptol.Tetr.134.c ascendant, Cat.Cod.Astr.8(3).100; opp. ἀπόκλιμα, Serapion in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.99, S.E.M.5.20, etc.d rising of a sign, Ach.Tat.Intr.Arat. 39.II ([etym.] ἀναφέρω) carrying back, reference of a thing to a standard,διὰ τὸ γίνεσθαι ἐπαίνους δι' ἀναφορᾶς Arist.EN1101b20
; in Law, recourse,ἐκείνοις εἶναι εἰς τοὺς ἔχοντας ἀναφοράν D.24.13
: abs., Thphr. Char.8.5 (pl.), IG5(1).1390.111 (Andania, i B.C.);ἡ ἀ. ἐστι πρός τι Arist.Cat.5b20
, al.; ἀ. ἔχειν πρός or ἐπί τι to be referable to . ., Epicur. Fr.409, Plb.4.28.3, Plu.2.290e, al.; ἀ. τινος γίγνεται πρός or ἐπί τι, Plb.1.3.4, Plu.2.1071a;ἐπ' ἀναφορᾷ τῇ πρὸς τὸν δῆμον BCH46.312
([place name] Teos); ἀ. ἔχειν ἐπί τι, of writings, refer to, Alex.Aphr.in Mete.4.1; τούτων εἰς Κυναίγειρον ποιήσασθαι τὴν ἀναφοράν assign to, give credit for . ., Polem.Call.23.2 way of retreat,ὑπέλιπε ἑαυτῷ ἀναφοράν D.18.219
;νῦν δὲ αὑτοῖς μὲν κατέλιπον τὴν εἰς τὸ ἀφανὲς ἀναφοράν Aeschin. 2.104
, cf. Plb.15.8.13, etc.3 means of repairing a fault, defeat, etc.,ἀλλ' ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἀ. τῆς ξυμφορᾶς E.Or.414
;ἀ. ἁμαρτήματος ἔχειν
way to atone for . .,Plu.
Phoc.2;ἀ. ἔχειν
means of recovery,Id.
Fab. 14.4 offering, LXX Ps.50(51).21;ἡ ἀ. τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ λεκτικοῦ PMag.Par.2.281
.5 report, PLond.1.17.34 (ii B.C.), etc.6 petition, PRyl.119.28(i A.D.).7 payment on account, instalment, OGI225 (Milet.), PEleph.14.26 (iii B.C.), PRev.Laws16.10 (iii B.C.), etc.8 Rhet., repetition of a word, Longin.20.1, Demetr.Eloc, 141.9 office of ἀναφορεύς, LXX Nu.4.6,10.10 Medic., = ἀνάδοσις, opp. πέψις, Aret.SD2.7.III ceiling of a wine-press, Gp.6.1.3.
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