(ἀποφορά), in Antiquity, presents which the guests at an entertainment carried home with them. This was a common practice at all times, but especially at festivals, such as the Saturnalia.—See Martial. l. 14. Suet. Vesp. 19. Col. 55. Aug. 75.

APOPTHHEGM (ἀποσθέγμα), a short, sententious, and instructive remark.