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κρίσις

krisis

separating, distinguishing

Appears 65 times across Plato's dialogues.

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κρίσις [ῐς], εως, ἡ, (κρίνω) A. separating, distinguishing, τοῦ πλέω καὶ τοῦ μὴ πλέω Meliss. 7; τῶν ὁμοιογενῶν, τῶν διαφερόντων, dub. l. in Arist. EN 1165a34. 2. decision, judgement, περὶ τούτων Parm. 8.15; τὴν Κροίσου κ. Hdt. 3.34; ἐν θεῶν κρίσει A. Ag. 1289; κατὰ δύναμιν καὶ κ. ἐμήν Hp. Jusj. 1; κ. οὐκ ἀληθής no certain means of judging, S. OT 501 (lyr.); πολίτης ὁρίζεται τῷ μετέχειν κρίσεως καὶ ἀρχῆς Arist. Pol. 1275a23; κρίσεως προσδεόμενα Epicur. Nat. 32 G., cf. Herc. 1420.3; αἱ τῶν πολλῶν κ. Phld. Mus.p.75 K.; Κρίσις, title of a play by Sophocles on the Judgemént of Paris; κ. τινός judgement on or respecting, τῶν μνηστήρων Hdt. 6.131; ἀέθλων Pi. O. 3.21, N. 10.23; μορφῆς E. Hel. 26: ἡ τῶν ὅπλων κ., referring to the story of Ajax, Pl. R. 620b, cf. Arist. Po. 1459b5; κρίσιν . . τοῦ βίου πέρι ὧν λέγομεν Pl. R. 360e; κ. ἀμφʼ ἀέθλοις Pi. O. 7.80; κ. διημαρτημένη Stoic. 1.50; κ. συνετή Cleanth.ib.128; power of judgement, κρίσει πραγμάτων διαφέρεσθαι Plb. 18.14.10; κατὰ κρίσιν with judgement, advisedly, Id. 6.11.8. 3. choice, election, κ. ποιεῖσθαι τῶν ἀξίων Arist. Pol. 1321a30, cf. 1271a10. 4. interpretation of dreams or portents, LXX Da. 2.36, D.S. 17.116, J. AJ 2.5.7. II. judgement of a court, οὐδὲν ἂν τῆς ὑμετέρας κ. ἔδει Antipho 4.4.2; trial, suit, προκληθέντας ἐς κρίσιν περί τινος Th. 1.34; καθιστάναι ἑαυτὸν ἐς κ. ib.131; κρίσιν ποιεῖν τινι Lys. 13.35; κρίσεως τυχεῖν to be put on oneʼs trial, Pl. Phdr. 249a; εἰς κ. ἄγειν Id. Lg. 856c; ἡ κ. γίγνεταί τινι ibid.; κρίσιν ὑποσχεῖν ib.871d, D. 21.125; τὰς κρίσεις ποιεῖσθαι περί τινος Isoc. 4.40, cf. Th. 1.77; τὰς κ. διαδικάζειν Pl. Lg. 876b; κρίσιν λελογχότα Μειδίᾳ ἐξούλης Test. ap. D. 21.82; αἱ κ. τῶν συμβολαίων Plu. 2.447e. b. result of a trial, condemnation, X. An. 1.6.5. c. ἡμέρα κρίσεως Day of Judgement, Ev.Matt. 10.15. 2. trial of skill or strength, πρὸς τόξου κρίσιν in archery, S. Tr. 266; δρόμον . . , οὗ πρώτη κ. Id. El. 684; κ. ποιεῖν ὁπότερος εἴη τὴν τέχνην σοφώτερος Ar. Ra. 779; θεῶν ἔριν τε καὶ κ. Pl. R. 379e. 3. dispute, περί τινος Hdt. 5.5, 7.26. III. event, issue, κρίσιν σχεῖν to be decided, of a war, Th. 1.23, Plb. 31.29.5; κρίσεως τυχεῖν Id. 1.59.11; ἐν τοῖς πεπολιτευμένοις τὴν κ. εἶναι νομίζω I suppose the issue depends upon my public measures, D. 18.57. 2. turning point of a disease, sudden change for better or worse, Hp. VM 19 (pl.), Gal. 9.550, etc.; κ. ξύντομος ἐπὶ τὸ κάκιον Hp. Judic. 34, cf. Gal. 18(2).231. IV. middle of the spinal column, Poll. 2.177.
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