Μορφή
shape, form, figure
Translated by Marcelo Boeri13 Nov 2004Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] form, idea, aspect.1
Shape [morfh/ ] and form [ei)=dos ] are the same thing. 2 And while [the word] shape [morfh/ ] [is applied] to animate things, [the word] figure [sxh=ma ] [is applied] to inanimate things.3
What is the difference between shape and figure? The Apostle [says]: “and was made in the likeness [sxh=ma ] of man”.4
Shape [
What is the difference between shape and figure? The Apostle [says]: “and was made in the likeness [
Greek original · Adler’s text
Μορφή· εἶδος, ἰδέα, πρόσοψις. Μορφὴ καὶ εἶδος ταὐτόν ἐστι. καὶ μορφὴ μὲν ἐπὶ ἐμψύχων, σχῆμα δὲ ἐπὶ ἀψύχων. τὶ διαφέρει μορφὴ σχήματος· ὁ δὲ Ἀπόστολος· καὶ σχήματι εὑρεθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος.
Betacode
*morfh/: ei)=dos, i)de/a, pro/soyis. *morfh\ kai\ ei)=dos tau)to/n e)sti. kai\ morfh\ me\n e)pi\ e)myu/xwn, sxh=ma de\ e)pi\ a)yu/xwn. ti\ diafe/rei morfh\ sxh/matos: o( de\ *)apo/stolos: kai\ sxh/mati eu(reqei\s w(s a)/nqrwpos.
Notes (4)
- 1Likewise or similarly in other lexica: see the references at Photius mu541 Theodoridis. ↩
- 2See epsiloniota 23, epsiloniota 40. ↩
- 3This distinction, common in patristic writers, is first attested (several times) in John Philoponus' Commentaries on Aristotle's Categories, esp. 13.1.137. The quotation which follows here, however, applies
sxh=ma to a human form. ↩ - 4Philippians 2.7 (web address 1). ↩
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history8 revisions · last 17 Sep 2020
- expanded note — Catharine Roth
- cosmeticule — Catharine Roth
- coding — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented notes — David Whitehead
- another keyword — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — Marcelo Boeri