Διαφανές

transparent

Translated by William Hutton21 Jan 2004Vetting: high3 revisions

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They say that [something] transparent is a nature present in many [substances] that lets things pass through. When light is not present this thing itself is transparent in potentiality, but becomes transparent in actuality when light is present. Not only are the air and water transparent, but also many of the solid materials, such as moonstones, horns, glass, gypsum, and other things. The celestial material also partakes of transparency and invisibility, such as the fluid of the spheres; for it is completely transparent. Indeed, we see the stars in the firmament through it. Now the spheres are transparent but the stars are not transparent at all, and this is why they get in each others' way. Hence eclipses of the sun, at least, clearly appear to happen when the moon gets in its way.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διαφανές· διαφανές φασιν εἶναι φύσιν τινὰ ἐν πλείοσιν ὑπάρχουσαν, διαπορθμευτικὴν τῶν χρωμάτων, ἥτις φωτὸς μὲν μὴ παρόντος δυνάμει ἐστὶν αὐτὸ τοῦτο διαφανές, ἐνεργείᾳ δὲ γίνεται διαφανὲς φωτὸς παρόντος. ἔστι δὲ διαφανῆ οὐκ ἀὴρ μόνον καὶ ὕδωρ, ἀλλὰ καὶ πολλὰ τῶν στερεῶν σωμάτων, οἷον φεγγῖται λίθοι, κέρατα, ὕελος, γύψος καὶ ἕτερα. ἔστιν οὖν τοῦ διαφανοῦς ἡ φύσις, ἥτις ἐν πλείοσιν οὐσίαις ὑποκειμέναις ἔχει τὸ εἶναι, ἑτέρα αὐτῶν οὖσα, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἑτέρων ποιοτήτων ὁρῶμεν. μετέχει δὲ τῆς διαφανείας καὶ τὸ ἀΐδιον τὸ ἄνω σῶμα, οἷον τὸ χῦμα τῶν σφαιρῶν· διαφανὲς γὰρ ἅπαν. καὶ γὰρ ὁρῶμεν τὰ ἐν τῇ ἀπλανεῖ ἄστρα διὰ τούτου. καὶ αἱ μὲν σφαῖραι διαφανεῖς εἰσι, τὰ ἄστρα δὲ οὐκέτι, ὅθεν καὶ ἐπιπροσθοῦσιν ἀλλήλοις. ἐντεῦθεν γοῦν ἡ τοῦ ἡλίου ἔκλειψις ἐπιπροσθουμένου ὑπὸ τῆς σελήνης ἐναργῶς φαίνεται γίνεσθαι.

Betacode

*diafane/s: diafane/s fasin ei)=nai fu/sin tina\ e)n plei/osin u(pa/rxousan, diaporqmeutikh\n tw=n xrwma/twn, h(/tis fwto\s me\n mh\ paro/ntos duna/mei e)sti\n au)to\ tou=to diafane/s, e)nergei/a| de\ gi/netai diafane\s fwto\s paro/ntos. e)/sti de\ diafanh= ou)k a)h\r mo/non kai\ u(/dwr, a)lla\ kai\ polla\ tw=n sterew=n swma/twn, oi(=on feggi=tai li/qoi, ke/rata, u(/elos, gu/yos kai\ e(/tera. e)/stin ou)=n tou= diafanou=s h( fu/sis, h(/tis e)n plei/osin ou)si/ais u(pokeime/nais e)/xei to\ ei)=nai, e(te/ra au)tw=n ou)=sa, w(/sper kai\ e)pi\ tw=n e(te/rwn poioth/twn o(rw=men. mete/xei de\ th=s diafanei/as kai\ to\ a)i/+dion to\ a)/nw sw=ma, oi(=on to\ xu=ma tw=n sfairw=n: diafane\s ga\r a(/pan. kai\ ga\r o(rw=men ta\ e)n th=| a)planei= a)/stra dia\ tou/tou. kai\ ai( me\n sfai=rai diafanei=s ei)si, ta\ a)/stra de\ ou)ke/ti, o(/qen kai\ e)piprosqou=sin a)llh/lois. e)nteu=qen gou=n h( tou= h(li/ou e)/kleiyis e)piprosqoume/nou u(po\ th=s selh/nhs e)nargw=s fai/netai gi/nesqai.

Notes

John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 319.14-17 and 324.2-25; partly again at epsilon 464 (end).
The headword, repeated when the quotation begins, is neuter nominative/accusative singular of this adjective; cf. delta 811.

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δ808Διαυλωνίζεινto go through a channel δ809Διαυχενίζεσθαιto stick the neck out δ810Διαφανέςtransparent δ811Διαφανῆ χιτώνιαsheer shifts, transparent shifts δ812Διαφανῶςtransparently

Revision history3 revisions · last 30 Oct 2015

30 Oct 2015coding and other cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Jul 2012another note and keyword — David Whitehead
22 Jan 2004supplied note; typo — David Whitehead
21 Jan 2004Translated — William Hutton

Greek original · Adler’s text

Betacode

*diafane/s: diafane/s fasin ei)=nai fu/sin tina\ e)n plei/osin u(pa/rxousan, diaporqmeutikh\n tw=n xrwma/twn, h(/tis fwto\s me\n mh\ paro/ntos duna/mei e)sti\n au)to\ tou=to diafane/s, e)nergei/a| de\ gi/netai diafane\s fwto\s paro/ntos. e)/sti de\ diafanh= ou)k a)h\r mo/non kai\ u(/dwr, a)lla\ kai\ polla\ tw=n sterew=n swma/twn, oi(=on feggi=tai li/qoi, ke/rata, u(/elos, gu/yos kai\ e(/tera. e)/stin ou)=n tou= diafanou=s h( fu/sis, h(/tis e)n plei/osin ou)si/ais u(pokeime/nais e)/xei to\ ei)=nai, e(te/ra au)tw=n ou)=sa, w(/sper kai\ e)pi\ tw=n e(te/rwn poioth/twn o(rw=men. mete/xei de\ th=s diafanei/as kai\ to\ a)i/+dion to\ a)/nw sw=ma, oi(=on to\ xu=ma tw=n sfairw=n: diafane\s ga\r a(/pan. kai\ ga\r o(rw=men ta\ e)n th=| a)planei= a)/stra dia\ tou/tou. kai\ ai( me\n sfai=rai diafanei=s ei)si, ta\ a)/stra de\ ou)ke/ti, o(/qen kai\ e)piprosqou=sin a)llh/lois. e)nteu=qen gou=n h( tou= h(li/ou e)/kleiyis e)piprosqoume/nou u(po\ th=s selh/nhs e)nargw=s fai/netai gi/nesqai.

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