δόκησις

A. opinion, fancy, δ. δὲ δεῖ λέγειν Hdt. 7.185, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.22, etc.; δ. εἰπεῖν, opp. ἐξακριβῶσαι λόγον, S. Tr. 426; δ. ἀγνὼς λόγων ἦλθε a vague suspicion was thrown out, Id. OT 681 (lyr.); δ. τῆς ἀληθείας Th. 2.35; δώρων δ. suspicion of bribery, Id. 5.16; δ. παρέχειν ὡς . . Plu. Pomp. 54.

2. apparition, phantom, κενὴν δ. E. Hel. 36; σκοπεῖτε μὴ δόκησιν εἴχετ’ ἐκ θεῶν ib.119; οὕτω δοκεῖτε τὴν δ. ἀσφαλῆ ib.121.

3. appearance, opp. reality, Ph. 1.222; φάσμα καὶ δ. ἑαυτῆς παρέχειν Plu. 2.392a; δ. ἰσχίου Aret. SD 2.12.

II. repute, credit, Th. 4.18, Stoic. 3.38; ὁ στρατηγὸς τὴν δ. ἄρνυται E. Andr. 696.