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ἔκλειψις

ekleipsis · ἡ

abandonment

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἔκλειψις · ekleipsis — LSJ

abandonment

abandonment, νεῶν, πολίων, Hdt. 6.25, 7.37; τῆς πατρίδος D.C. 41.13.

II eclipse

(from intr.) of Sun or Moon, eclipse, ἡλίου ἐκλείψεις Th. 1.23, cf. Arist. Metaph. 1044b10, etc.; ἔ. τελεία, μερική, Cleom. 2.6; εἰλικρινής ib. 5: metaph. (with play on I), βασιλέως Plb. 29.16.1, cf. Plu. Aem. 17.

2 failing, cessation, extinction

failing, cessation, τῶν δυνάμεων Id. Def.orac. 2.433f (pl.), cf. Aret. SD 1.7; extinction of a race, Str. 9.5.12.

3 defect, omission

defect, omission, Id. 5.3.7.

4 failing to appear in court

in Law, failing to appear in court, AB 259.

5 retention

ἔκλειψις χορίου retention of the afterbirth, Paul.Aeg. 6.75.

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