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δόξα^ , , (δοκέω, δέκομαι)
II. after Hom., notion, opinion, judgement, whether well grounded or not, “βροτῶν δόξαιParm.1.30, cf. 8.51; “ψυχῆς εὐτλήμονι δόξῃA.Pers.28 (anap.); “ δόξῃ τοπάζωS.Fr.235; “δόξῃ γοῦν ἐμῇId.Tr.718; κατά γε τὴν ἐμήν, with or without δόξαν, Pl.Grg.472e, Phlb.41b: opp. ἐπιστήμη, Id.Tht.187b sq., R.506c, Hp.Lex 4, Arist.Metaph.1074b36; “φάσεις καὶ δ.Id.EN1143b13; opp. νόησις, Pl.R.534a; ἀληθεῖ δόξῃ δοξασταί capable of being subjects of true opinion, Id.Tht.202b; “δ. ἀληθεῖς ψευδεῖςId.Phlb.36c; “δόξης ὀρθότης ἀλήθειαArist.EN1142b11; “δ. ἐμποιεῖν περί τινοςId.Pol.1314b22; κύριαι δ. philosophical maxims, title of work by Epicurus, Phld.Ir.p.86 W., etc.; “αἱ κοιναὶ δ.axioms, Arist.Metaph.996b28.
2. mere opinion, conjecture, δόξῃ ἐπίστασθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι, imagine, suppose (wrongly), Hdt.8.132, Th.5.105; “δόξης ἁμαρτίαId.1.32; δόξαι joined with φαντασίαι, Pl.Tht.161e, cf. Arist.Ph.254a29 (but distd. fr. φαντας<*>, Id.de An.428a20); κατὰ δόξαν, opp. κατ᾽ οὐσίαν, Pl.R.534c; ὡς δο<*> χρώμενοι speaking by guess, Isoc.8.8, cf. 13.8.
III. the opinion which others have of one, estimation, repute, first in Sol.13.4 ἀνθρώπων δόξαν ἔχειν ἀγαθήν, cf. 34; “δ. ἐπ᾽ ἀμφότερα φέρεσθαιTh.2.11.
IV. of external appearance, glory, splendour, esp. of the Shechinah, LXX Ex.16.10, al.; “δ. τοῦ φωτόςAct.Ap.22.11: generally, magnificence,πλοῦτον καὶ δ.LXX Ge.31.16, cf. Ev.Matt.4.8, al.; esp. of celestial beatitude, 2 Ep.Cor.4.17: pl., 1 Ep.Pet.1.11; also of illustrious persons, dignities,δόξας οὐ τρέμουσιν2 Ep.Pet.2.10; “δ. βλασφημεῖνEp.Jud.8.
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