LITOTES is, when we say less than we wish to be understood: and so far, indeed, LITOTES does not seem to differ from that kind of Hyperbole which has the effect of diminishing a thing; but in this, generally, Litotes, and Hyperbole that diminishes, differ, in that the former has the effect of imparting ETHOS, the latter, PATHOS. [See the Titles Ethos and Pathos.] Therefore Litotes, when it seems to diminish, often has the effect of increasing a thing: as, when negative terms are put for their contraries, which are affirmative; for we signify more than we express, as Vossius rightly observes, by the negation of a contrary. It may be also ironical: hence it is that some refer it universally to Irony, but with less accuracy.<\/p>\n
LITOTES, , , EXTENUATIO, which are severally referred to everywhere in the Gnomon, scarcely if at all differ from one another. Let us run through examples.<\/p>\n
LITOTES is referred to in the Gnomon on Joh 6:37, . , i.e. I will receive and defend in all ways: Act 26:19, , I did not become disobedient, i.e. I was forthwith altogether obedient.-Rom 10:2; 1Jn 3:17; Phm 1:11.- is referred to,-Luk 17:9, : 1Co 9:17, , willing, i.e. gratuitously.- is referred to,-Act 10:47, -Water, for baptism; Act 22:18, : Rom 5:5, , maketh not ashamed, i.e. produces the highest glorying.-EXTENUATIO is referred to,-Heb 9:13, , the bloood of bulls and goats, i.e. sacrifices.<\/p>\n
LITOTES LITOTES is, when we say less than we wish to be understood: and so far, indeed, LITOTES does not seem to differ from that kind of Hyperbole which has the effect of diminishing a thing; but in this, generally, Litotes, and Hyperbole that diminishes, differ, in that the former has the effect of imparting … Continue reading “LITOTES”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}