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ἀπό-λυ^σις , εως, ,
A.loosing, e.g. of a bandage or cord, Hp.Fract.10, Hero Aut.2.9.
2. release, deliverance, Pl.Cra.405b, Plb.33.1.5: c. gen., κατὰ τὴν . τοῦ θανὰτου as far as acquittal from a capital charge went, Hdt.6.136; .κακῶν θάνατοςPlu.Arat.54; . πένθους end of mourning, OGI56.53 (Canopus).
3. getting rid of a disease, Hp.Coac.378, etc.
4. spell for releasing a divine being, PMag.Par.1.1056, al.
II. (from Pass.) separation, parting, Arist.GA718a14; “τῆς ψυχῆςId.R.479a22: abs., decease, death, Thphr.HP9.16.8, Lycon ap. D.L.5.71; . ποιεῖσθαι to take one's departure, of an army, Plb.3.69.10.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Herodotus, Histories, 6.136
    • Plato, Cratylus, 405b
    • Polybius, Histories, 33.1.5
    • Polybius, Histories, 3.69.10
    • Hippocrates, De fracturis, 10
    • Plutarch, Aratus, 54
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