στιγμή

ς, ἡ
A. spot on a bird's plumage, Alex.Mynd. ap.Ath. 9.398d (pl.); brand-mark, D.S. 34/5.2.1 (pl.).
2. mathematical point, Arist. Top. 108b26, EN 1174b12, de An. 427a10, al., Apollod.Stoic. 3.259; ὅσον ς. αἱματίνη 'a speck of blood', Arist. HA 561a11.
3. metaph. of anything very small, jot, tittle, εἴ γ’ εἶχε στιγμὴν ἢ σκιὰν τούτων D. 21.115, cf. Men. 1067; of time, Simon. 196, LXX Is. 29.5; ἐν ς. χρόνου in a moment, Ev.Luc. 4.5; ς. χρόνου ὁ βίος Plu. 2.13a, cf. AP 7.472 (Leon.); ἐν ς. without χρόνου, Vett.Val. 131.4; στιγμῇ καιροῦ|,= puncto temporis, Gloss.
II. Gramm., ς. or τελεία ς. full stop, period, μέση ς. colon, D.T. 630.6, cf. ὑποστιγμή: Nicanor made 8 στιγμαί, Sch.ibId. p.24 H., cf. Suid. s.v. Νικάνωρ; ς. πᾶσα σημεῖον αὐτοτελείας A.D. Adv. 182.17, cf. Pron. 53.16, al.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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