αἵρεσις (airesis)

Where it lives

First Olynthiac 2 · 10.98/10k
2 Peter 1 · 9.23/10k
Letter 9 1 · 8.76/10k
The Funeral Speech 51-61 2 · 7.97/10k
Areopagiticus 3 · 6.56/10k
Politics 40 · 6.12/10k
Against Zenothemis 1 · 5.28/10k
Second Olynthiac 1 · 4.89/10k
Galatians 1 · 4.58/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 42 · 3.92/10k
Against Androtion 2 · 3.65/10k
Eudemian Ethics 9 · 3.45/10k

Densest 12 of 53 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

αἵρεσις · hairesis — LSJ

taking, the taking by, acquisition, taking, receiving

taking, esp. of a town, Hdt. 4.1, etc.; ἡ βασιλέος αἵ. the taking by the king, Id. 9.3; ἐλπίζων ταχίστην -σιν ἔσεσθαι Th. 2.75; αἵ. δυνάμεως acquisition of power, Pl. Grg. 513a:—generally, taking, receiving, ἐπιγενημάτων PTeb. 27.66 (ii B. C.).

B choice, choice

(αἱρέομαι) choice, αἵρεσίν τʼ ἐμοὶ δίδου A. Pr. 779; τῶνδε . . αἵρεσιν παρδίδωμι Pi. N. 10.82; foll. by relat., αἵ. διδόναι ὁκοτέρην . . , εἰ . . , etc., Hdt. 1.11, cf. D. 22.19; αἵ. προτιθέναι, προβάλλειν, Pl. Tht. 196c, Sph. 245b; εἰ νέμοι τις αἵρεσιν S. Aj. 265; αἵρεσιν λαβεῖν D. 36.11; ποιεῖσθαι Isoc. 7.19; αἵ. γίγνεταί τινι Th. 2.61; οὐκ ἔχει αἵρεσιν it admits no choice, Plu. QConv. 2.708b.

2 choice, election

choice, election of magistrates, Th. 8.89, cf. Arist. Pol. 1266a26, al.; αἱρέσει, opp. κλήρῳ, 1300a19, etc.

3 inclination, choice

inclination, choice, πρός τινα Philipp. ap. D. 18.166, Plb. 2.61.9, etc., cf. IG 2.591b; opp. φυγή, Epicur. Ep. 3p.62U.; περὶ αἱρέσεων καὶ φυγῶν, title of treatise by Epicurus.

II purpose, course of action, thought, the study, conduct

purpose, course of action or thought, like προαίρεσις, Pl. Phdr. 256c; ἡ αἵ. τῆς πρεσβείας Aeschin. 2.11; αἵ. Ἐλληνική the study of Greek literature, Plb. 39.1.3:—conduct, PTeb. 28.10 (ii B. C.).

2 system of philosophic principles, those who profess such principles, sect, school, religious party, sect, faction, party

system of philosophic principles, or those who profess such principles, sect, school, Plb. 5.93.8, D.S. 2.29, Polystr. p.20 W., D.H. Amm. 1.7, Comp. 2, al., cf. Cic. Fam. 15.16.3; κατὰ τῶν αἱ., title of treatise by Antipater of Tarsus; περὶ αἱρέσεων, title of Menippean satire by Varro, cf. Fr. 164; αἵρεσις πρὸς Γοργιππίδην, title of work by Chrysippus, D.L. 7.191; esp. religious party or sect, of the Essenes, J. BJ 2.8.1; the Sadducees and Pharisees, Act.Ap. 5.17, 15.5, 26.5; the Christians, ib.

3 corps

corps of epheboi, OGI 176 (Egypt).

4 ‘condition’

Astrol., ‘condition’, Ptol. Tetr. 21; ἡ ἡμερινὴ αἵ. Vett.Val. 1.13.

III proposed condition, proposal

proposed condition, proposal, D.H. 3.10.

2 commission, embassy, mission

commission, ἡ ἐπὶ τοὺς νέους αἵ. Pl. Ax. 367a; embassy, mission, IG 4.937 (Epid.).

3 freewill offering, vow

freewill offering, opp. vow, LXX Le. 22.18, al.

4 bid

bid at auction, τὴν ἀμείνονα αἵ. διδόντι παραδοθῆναι POxy. 716.22 (ii A. D.), cf. 1630.8 (iii A. D.).

In the wild

αἵρεσίν · hairesin Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 779
αἵρεσιν · hairesin Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..26 (DIORISIS sentence 328)
αἵρεσιν · hairesin Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..31 (DIORISIS sentence 398)
αἵρεσιν · hairesin Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..31 (DIORISIS sentence 396)
αἵρεσις · hairesis Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..3 (DIORISIS sentence 52)
αἵρεσιν · hairesin Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..56 (DIORISIS sentence 681)

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Where it came from

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