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περιγραφή

perigraphe

outline

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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περιγραφή, ἡ, A. outline, π. τις ἔξωθεν περιγεγραμμένη Pl. Lg. 768c, cf.Plt. 277c; διαρθρῶσαι τὰ καλῶς ἔχοντα τῇ π. Arist. EN 1098a23 ; ταῖς π. διορίζεται πρότερον, ὕστερον δὲ λαμβάνει τὰ χρώματα Id. GA 743b20; κύματος Gal. 9.311 ; ἴδοι τις ἂν καὶ ἐπʼ ἐσθῆτος καὶ ἐν τῇσιν ἄλλῃσι π. general appearance, Hp. Decent. 2 ; ἡ τοῦ προσώπου π. Luc. Im. 6 ; κατὰ περιγραφήν in outline, Iamb. Myst. 1.9, cf. Thphr. Fr. 69. 2. circumference, circuit, [ἡ Βαβυλὼν] ἔχει π. μᾶλλον ἔθνους ἢ πόλεως Arist. Pol. 1276a28, cf. Plb. 4.39.1,9.26A.3. b. surface, Gal. 6.504. c. section, Id. 19.644. 3. that which is marked by an outline, impression, π. ποδοῖν A. Ch. 207. 4. Geom., circumscribed figure, Archim. Sph. Cyl. 1.6. II. limit, τῆς ἀπολαύσεως D.S. 3.16 ; termination, τῶν κακῶν cj. in J. AJ 16.11.6,cf.BJ 1.19.4. 2. individuality, μία ψυχὴ κἂν φύσεσι διείργηται μυρίαις καὶ ἰδίαις π. M.Ant. 12.30 ; κατὰ περιγραφήν in their individual content, S.E. M. 8.161. 3. Rhet., compass of expression, ἡ π. τῆς ἐννοίας Hermog. Id. 1.3 ; αἱ π. τῶν διανοιῶν Luc. Dem.Enc. 32 ; κῶλόν ἐστι νοήματός τινος π. Corn. Rh.p.395H. III. Gramm., breaking off, conclusion, prob. in A.D. Conj. 251.24,253.15, Synt. 267.5. IV. αἱ π. descriptive passages, Hermog. Inv. 2.7. V. in Law, circumvention, fraud, π. τοῦ ταμείου on the treasury, prob. for ἐπιγρ- in PTeb. 288.8(iii A. D.), cf. Arch.Pap. 1.301 (iv A. D.), etc.; διατυπώσεως Cod.Just. 1.2.24.1, cf. Just. Nov. 7 Praef.
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