fantasias

φαντᾰσί-α, ἡ,
verbal noun of φαντάζομαι and (in sense) of φαίνομαι, appearing, appearance, ={τὸ φαίνεσθαι}, πάντες ἐφίενται τοῦ φαινομένου ἀγαθοῦ, τῆς δὲ φ. οὐ κύριοι do not control the appearing, Refs 4th c.BC+; usually with less verbal force, appearance, presentation to consciousness, whether immediate or in memory, whether true or illusory, φαίνεται μὲν ὁ ἥλιος ποδιαῖος, ἀντίφησι δὲ πολλάκις ἕτερόν τι πρὸς τὴν φ. Refs; ἡ τοῦ γάλακτος φ. the appearance of the milky way, Refs 1st c.BC+ M.; especially of visual images, ἐπεὶ ἡ ὄψις μάλιστα αἴσθησίς ἐστι, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα ἀπὸ τοῦ φάους εἴληφεν [ἡ φ.] Refs 4th c.BC+; κατοπτρικὴ φ. image reflected in a mirror, Refs; also of other sense=perceptions, φ. καὶ αἴσθησις ταὐτὸν ἔν τε θερμοῖς καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς τοιούτοις appearance is the same as perception, whether we are talking of hot things or of anything else like them, Refs 5th c.BC+; διὰ τὸ ἐμμένειν [τὰς φ.] καὶ ὁμοίας εἶναι ταῖς αἰσθήσεσιRefs 5th c.BC+; frequently in later Philos. especially in meaning psychic image, Refs 4th c.BC+; διανοητικαὶ φ. mental images, Refs 1st c.BC+; apparition, Refs 4th c.BC+
b less scientifically, appearance, ἐμποιοῦντα τὴν φ. (i.e. τοῦ ἐλέγχειν) Refs 2nd c.BC+; συναύξειν τὴν φ. [τῆς νίκης] Refs; ζῷα.. μέχρι φ. φαινόμενα (in a conjuring trick) Refs 1st c.AD+
2 imagination, i.e. the re-presentation of appearances or images, primarily derived from sensation Refs ἆρ᾽ οἷόν τε ὀρθῶς εἰπεῖν ἕτερόν τι πλὴν φ.;.. φαίνεται δὲ ὃ λέγομεν (i.e. φαντασία) σύμμειξις αἰσθήσεως καὶ δόξης Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ φ. καθ᾽ ἣν λέγομεν φάντασμά τι ἡμῖν γίγνεσθαιRefs; with genitive, μέλλοντος κακοῦ Refs; αἰσχροῦ φ. Refs 4th c.BC+; γίγνεται ἑκάστῳ φ. ὅτι τοιοῦτός [ἐστιRefs 2nd c.AD+; τὰ πρὸς τὴν φ. χρώματα colours as judged by the φ., apparent colours, Refs
2.b in Aristotle, faculty of imagination, both presentative and representative, opposed to αἴσθησις, [φ.] οὐκ ἔστιν αἴσθησις Refs 4th c.BC+; φ. ἕτερον καὶ αἰσθήσεως καὶ διανοίας· αὐτή τε οὐ γίγνεται ἄνευ αἰσθήσεως καὶ ἄνευ ταύτης οὐκ ἔστιν ὑπόληψιςRefs
2.c creative imagination, φ. σοφωτέρα μιμήσεως δημιουργός Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 the use of imagery in literature, τεθορύβηται ταῖς φ. μᾶλλον ἢ δεδείνωται Refs 1st c.AD+
4 prestige, reputation, μεγάλην ἐφείλκετο φ. ὡς μόνος εἰδὼς τί λέγει Refs 2nd c.BC+; parade, ostentation, ποιέειν μηδὲν περιέργως μηδὲ μετὰ φαντασίης NT+5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.