ἄπωσις

εως, ἡ
A. thrusting or driving away, διὰ τὴν τοῦ ἀνέμου ἄπωσιν αὐτῶν Th. 7.34, cf. Aret. SD 1.14.
2. repulsion, opp. ἕλξις, Arist. Ph. 243a19.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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