ἔμφασις
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Appears 16 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔμφασις, εως, ἡ, (ἐμφαίνομαι) A. appearing in a smooth surface, reflection, as in a mirror or in water, Mete. 373b24, 377b17; κατʼ ἔμφασιν by reflection, Mu. 395a29; ἔμφασιν ποιεῖν Lap. 30; ἀμυδραὶ ἐ. τῆς ἀληθείας faint reflections or images, 2.354c: generally, ἔ. προσώπου (in the moon) Ep. 2p.41U., Stoic. 2.198, cf. 4.3.18; τοῦ ὄντος Pr. 69; τῶν πρώτων ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις in Alc.p.69C.; στερεοῦ πρώτη ἔ. ἐν τῇ τετράδι εὑρίσκεται Hierocl in CA 20p.465M. 2. outward appearance, impression, presentation, τὰς ἔ. κρίνειν Div.Somn. 464b12; φαντασιῶν Stoic. 2.24 (pl.); κατὰ τὴν ἔ. 5.63.2; ποιεῖν ἔμφασίν τινος give the appearance of. ., suggest, 2.257; ποιεῖν ἔ. ὡς . . make as if . ., 5.110.6; ποιεῖν, c. fut. inf., 8.3.30; ἔ. λαβεῖν τινος Ir. p.95 W., al.; ἔ. ἔχειν τινός Th. 16; ἔ. ἔχειν ὡς . . 11.89; ἔ. γίγνεταί τινος 1.38; of taste, ἔ. ἁλυκότητος 5.87. II. (ἐμφαίνω) setting forth, exposition, narration, 6.5.3, etc.; ποιεῖν ἐμφάσεις κατά τινος to make statements against, 28.4.8; συμβόλων -σεις explanations, VP 23.103. III. meaning, significance, 21, ND 15; esp. in Rhet., significance, emphasis, 8.3.83, 9.2.3, Trop.p.199S., Fig. 14: coupled with δείνωσις, Eloc. 130. 2. suggestion, hint,ib.57,171. IV. moral of a fable, 116.15.
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