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σχῆμα , ατος, τό, (ἔχω, σχεῖν)
b. atom, imagined as differing from other atoms mainly in shape, “ἐκ περιφερῶν συγκεῖσθαι σχημάτωνDemocr. ap. Thphr.Sens.65; ἐκ μεγάλων ς. καὶ πολυγωνίων ib.66, cf. 67,al., Od.64.
2. appearance, opp. the reality, οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν . . ς. a mere outside, E.Fr.25, cf. 360.27, Pl.R.365c; show, pretence, “ἦν δὲ τοῦτο . . ς. πολιτικὸν τοῦ λόγουTh.8.89; “οὐ σχήμασι, ἀλλὰ ἀληθείᾳPl.Epin.989c; σχήματι ξενίας under the show of . . , Plu.Dio16, etc.
3. bearing, air, mien, Hdt.1.60; “τύραννον ς. ἔχεινS.Ant.1169; ἄφοβον δεικνὺς ς. X.Cyr.6.4.20; ταπεινὸν ς. ib.5.1.5; ὑπηρέτου ς. D.23.210; “τῷ σχήματι, τῷ βλέμματι, τῇ φωνῇId.21.72; ὄμμασι καὶ σχήμασι καὶ βαδίς ματι φαιδρός gestures, X.Ap.27, cf. Mem. 3.10.5; esp. outside show, pomp, τὸ τῆς ἀρχῆς ς. Pl.Lg.685c; dignity, rank, οὐ κατὰ ς. φέρειν τι in a manner not dignified or seemly, Plb.3.85.9, cf. 5.56.1, Plu.2.44a, 631c, Luc.Peregr.25; πρεσβείας, ἱερείας ς., Aristid.1.490 J., Inscr.Olymp.941; ἔχει τι ς., c. inf., there's something to be said for . . , E.Tr.470, cf. IA983; of the stately air of a horse, X.Eq.1.8,7.10.
b. dress, equipment, “ἀρχαίῳ ς. λαμπρόςAr.Eq.1331; βαβαιὰξ τοῦ ς. Id.Ach.64, cf. X.Oec.2.4, Theoc.10.35, App.BC1.16; τὸ τῆς πορφύρας ς., = Lat. latus clavus, IGRom.3.1422 (Prusias); ἐν τῷ ς. ἱερέ[ως] ib. 69.17 (ibid., cf. Glotta 14.80), cf.Sammelb.7449.10 (V A.D.), PLond.5.1729.25 (vi A.D.).
5. character, role, μεταβαλεῖν τὸ ς. Pl.Alc.1.135d; “πάντα ς. ποιεῖνId.R.576a; “ἐν μητρὸς σχήματιId.Lg.918e, cf. 859a; ἀπολαβεῖν τὸ ἑαυτῶν ς. to recover their proper character, X.Cyr.7.1.49.
7. a figure in Dancing, Ar.V.1485: mostly in pl., figures, gestures (cf. σχημάτιον), E.Cyc. 221, Ar.Pax323, Pl.Lg.669d, Epigr. ap. Plu.2.732f, etc.; “σχήματα πρὸς τὸν αὐλὸν ὀρχεῖσθαιX.Smp.7.5; ἐν . . μουσικῇ καὶ σχήματα . . καὶ μέλη ἔνεστι figures and tunes, Pl.Lg.655a; also of the postures of an athlete, Isoc.15.183: generally, posture, position, Hp.Off.11, al., Ar. Ra.538(lyr.), Thphr.Lass.3,14; of the foetus, Sor.2.55; τὸ τῆς κατακλίσεως ς. the patient's attitude as he lies in bed, Gal.16.578, cf. 665; cf.“σχηματίζω11.3.
b. Rhet., figure of speech, Pl.Ion536c, Cic.Brut. 37.141, etc.; [“ τοῦ Θουκυδίδου φράσις] πλήρης σχημάτωνD.H.Pomp. 5, cf. Amm.2.2; for ς. Πινδαρικόν, etc., v. Hdn.Fig.p.100S.
c. in Logic, figure of a syllogism, Arist.APr.26b33,al., Thphr.Fr.59.
d. τὸ ς. τῆς λέξεως, both the grammatical form of a sentence, Arist.SE 166b10, cf. Gal.16.709, etc.; and its rhythmical form, Arist.Rh.l.c. supr.6, etc.
e. grammatical form of a word, Hp.Vict.1.23, D.T.635.21, A.D.Pron.17.25,al.
b. phase of the moon, Ptol.Tetr.21, Vett.Val. 106.28.
c. Astrol., aspect, Plot.2.3.1, Man.3.5,212, al.
d. configuration of birds in augury, τοῖς τῶν γυναικῶν σχήμασι σῷ ζεσθαι to be saved by the configurations (of birds) appropriate to women, Gal.15.445.
9. in Tactics, military formation, X.An.1.10.10.
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