ἀναφορά — an offering · Greek word G6319

A coming up, rising, ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι rise, Arist. HA 622b7; of vapours or exhalations, Placit. 3.7.4, Theol.Ar. 31, cf. Orib. 9.16.3, etc.

2 Astron., ascent of a sign measured in degrees of the equator, Ptol. Tetr. 134.

b Astrol., = ἐπαναφορά, τόπος next to a κέντρον, Vett.Val. 19.18.

c ascendant, Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).100; opp. ἀπόκλιμα, Serapion in Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.99, S.E. M. 5.20, etc.

d rising of a sign, Ach.Tat. Intr.Arat. 39.

II (ἀναφέρω) carrying back, reference of a thing to a standard, διὰ τὸ γίνεσθαι ἐπαίνους δι’ ἀναφορᾶς Arist. EN 1101b20; in Law, recourse, ἐκείνοις εἶναι εἰς τοὺς ἔχοντας ἀναφοράν D. 24.13: abs., Thphr. Char. 8.5 (pl.), IG 5(1).1390.111 (Andania, i B.C.); ἡ ἀ. ἐστι πρός τι Arist. Cat. 5b20, al.; ἀ. ἔχειν πρός or ἐπί τι to be referable to.., Epicur. Fr. 409, Plb. 4.28.3, Plu. 2.290e, al.; ἀ. τινος γίγνεται πρός or ἐπί τι, Plb. 1.3.4, Plu. 2.1071a; ἐπ’ ἀναφορᾷ τῇ πρὸς τὸν δῆμον BCH 46.312 (Teos); ἀ. ἔχειν ἐπί τι, of writings, refer to, Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 4.1; τούτων εἰς Κυναίγειρον ποιήσασθαι τὴν ἀναφοράν assign to, give credit for.., Polem. Call. 23.

2 way of retreat, ὑπέλιπε ἑαυτῷ ἀναφοράν D. 18.219; νῦν δὲ αὑτοῖς μὲν κατέλιπον τὴν εἰς τὸ ἀφανὲς ἀναφοράν Aeschin. 2.104, cf. Plb. 15.8.13, etc.

3 means of repairing a fault, defeat, etc., ἀλλ’ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ἀ. τῆς ξυμφορᾶς E. Or. 414; ἀ. ἁμαρτήματος ἔχειν way to atone for.., Plu. Phoc. 2; ἀ. ἔχειν means of recovery, Id. Fab. 14.

4 offering, LXX Ps. 50(51).21; ἡ ἀ. τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ λεκτικοῦ PMag.Par. 2.281.

5 report, PLond. 1.17.34 (ii B.C.), etc.

6 petition, PRyl. 119.28 (i A.D.).

7 payment on account, instalment, OGI 225 (Milet.), PEleph. 14.26 (iii B.C.), PRev.Laws 16.10 (iii B.C.), etc.

8 Rhet., repetition of a word, Longin. 20.1, Demetr. Eloc, 141.

9 office of ἀναφορεύς, LXX Nu. 4.6, 10.

10 Medic., = ἀνάδοσις, opp. πέψις, Aret. SD 2.7.

III ceiling of a wine-press, Gp. 6.1.3.