πρόσληψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

προσλᾰμβᾰ́νω (proslambánō, take or receive besides or in addition, get over and above) + -σῐς (-sis)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρόσληψῐς • (próslēpsis) f (genitive προσλήψεως or προσλήψῐος); third declension

  1. taking in addition
    1. acquisition
    2. rise in rank by acquisition of catoecic land
      • PTeb. 61.254
    3. enrollment
      • PTheb.Bank 8.4
  2. (logic, rhetoric) additional assumption
    1. minor premise
  3. (Christianity) assumption, reception (into the Kingdom of Heaven)

Declension

Descendants

  • English: proslepsis

References

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