About Report a problem

Menu

προαίρεσις

προαίρεσις, a choosing

προαίρ-εσις, εως, ἡ,
  • choosing one thing before another, Pl. Prm. 143c; purpose, resolution, π. καὶ πρᾶξις Id. Def. 413a, cf. Arist. EN 1094a2; opp. ἀνάγκη, Isoc. 1.10; ἐκ π. καὶ βουλήσεως D. 44.57, cf. Arist. PA 657b1; ἡ κατὰ π. κίνησις Id. Metaph. 1015a33; τὰ κατὰ π. ἀδικήματα wrongs done from malice prepense, Lycurg. 148; ζῆν κατὰ π., as a test of freedom. Arist. Pol. 1280a34; παρὰ τὴν π. contrary to oneʼs purpose, Id. Metaph. 1015a27; as characteristic of moral action, ἡ π. βουλευτικὴ ὄρεξις τῶν ἐφʼ ἡμῖν Id. EN 1113a10, cf. 1139a23; inclination, χρῶ ὡς βούλει τῇ σεαυτοῦ π. Epicur. Sent.Vat. 51; motive, κατὰ προαίρεσιν δακρύειν Hp. Aph. 4.52.
      • 2 purpose, plan, or scope of action, τῇ π. τοῦ βίου D. 23.141, 48.56; οὐδενὸς εὐδοκιμεῖ πράγματος ἡ π. Id. Prooem. 50; ἐπὶ τῇ τοῦ πλεονεκτεῖν π. ζῆν Id. 23.127; ἀναίδεια καὶ π. πονηρίας deliberate wickedness, Id. Ep. 3.18; τῶν καλῶν ἔργων Zaleuc. ap. Stob. 4.2.19: abs., course of life, principle of action, ἐν π. χρηστῇ καὶ βίῳ σώφρονι ζῆν D. Ep. l.c.; διὰ τὰς τέτταρας δραχμὰς ἀποβάλω τὴν π.; Strato Com. 1.33: pl., principles, Isoc. 1.9; αἱ κοιναὶ π. D. 18.210, etc.
      • 3 in political language, deliberate course of action, policy, ἡ π. ἡ ἐμὴ καὶ ἡ πολιτεία ib. 93; ἡ π. τῆς πολιτείας ib. 192, cf. 19.27, Plb. 3.8.5, 18.37.1, OGI 1763.50 (Milet., ii B.C.); mode of government, such as an oligarchy, D. 13.8; ἡ π. τῆς πόλεως, opp. ἡ τύχη, Id. 18.306; ἡ π. τῶν κοινῶν ib. 292: pl., τὰς κοινὰς π. your public principles, policy, ib. 210, cf. 206; ταῖς τοῦ δήμου π. Id. Ep. 3.2.
      • 4 department of public life, πολλῶν προαιρέσεων οὐσῶν τῆς πολιτείας, τὴν περὶ τὰς Ἑλληνικὰς πράξεις εἱλόμην Id. 18.59.
      • 5 political party, οἱ τῆς ἐκείνου π. Id. 10.4.
        • b sect or school of music, philosophy, etc., Plu. Mus. 2.1137b, Gal. 18(2).658; αἱ ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ π. Luc. Demon. 4, etc.
      • 6 conduct, διὰ ταύτης τῆς π. Plb. 18.3.3; ἀνεπίληπτος π. Id. 14.2.14, cf. 30.8.1, 39.3.11.
      • 7 character, reputation, ἠστόχει τῆς σφετέρας π. had no regard for his own reputation, Id. 7.14.3; ἀείμνηστον καὶ καλὴν ἔχει τὴν π. Id. 9.9.10; καταξίως . . τῆς τῶν ἀλειφομένων π. Arch.Pap. 3.134 (Thera, iii/ii B.C.).
      • 8 devotion, affection, goodwill, τᾷ π. ἃν ἔχων τυγχάνει ἐς τὰν ἁμὰν πόλιν SIG 721.30 (Crete, ii/i B.C.), cf. 593.4 (Perrhaebia, ii B.C.); ἀποδεξάμενον μετʼ εὐνοίας τὴν τοῦ δήμου π. the homage of the people, ib. 700.43 (Macedonia, ii B.C.); ἐπαινέσαι ἐπὶ τᾷ περὶ . . τὰν τέχναν π. her devotion to her art, ib. 738.11 (Delph., i B.C.), cf. 737.12 (i B.C.); = σπουδή, zeal, τὴν π. ἣν ὁ δῆμος . . διατελεῖ ποιούμενος τῶν . . ἐνδόξων ib. 590.33 (Cos, ii B.C.).
      • 9 expressed opinion, advice, τὴν π. ἀποδεξάμενοι τοῦ λέγοντος Plb. 39.3.9, cf. 2.42.4, 7.13.4, 7.14.1.

Saved

Recent