μετοχή

μετοχ-ή, ἡ, (μετέχω)

• sharing, participation, Hdt. 1.144, Pl. Ep. 345a, AP 9.316.9 (Leon.); περὶ μετοχῆς τοῦ παραδείσου their shares in the orchard, PCair.Zen. 369.2 (iii B.C.); παρουσία καὶ μ. Plu. Frig. 2.945f; τίς μ. δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἀνομίᾳ; 2 Ep.Cor. 6.14; κατὰ μετοχήν in virtue of participation in something else, Arist. Metaph. 1030a13, Ph. 1.47; κατὰ μετοχήν τε καὶ μετουσίαν τῆς ἰδέας Polyxenus ap. Alex.Aphr. in Metaph. 84.17; μ. καὶ θείων καὶ ἀνθρωπίνων πάντων GDI 5040.13, cf. 5042.8 (Hierapytna).
• • • 2 Astrol., joint possession or occupation by two planets, Antioch.Astr. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).107,115, Porph. in Ptol. 190.
    • 3 partaking of food, τῇ τῶν ζῴων μετοχῇ lamb. VP 24.108 codd. (dub.l.).
    • 4 partnership, PRev.Laws 14.10 (pl., iii B.C.), etc.
  • II Gramm., participle, D.T. 634.5, D.H. Comp. 2, Plu. QPlat. 2.1011c, A.D. Synt. 15.20, al., Poll. 7.9, Eust. 138.16.
  • III compactness, LXX Ps. 121(122).3.