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χ474Χρῆμαthing; matter… cows." The phrase [is] about barbarian troop-marshalling. Herodotus [writes]: "the matter of the storm was unbearable." Aristophanes [writes]: "how long the matter of nights is!" [This means] the length, the stretch. It was customary …Matched in translationhighmedium
χ473Χρῆμαmatter; thing… And Eunapius [writes]: "he mustered his strength, urging on the matter of passage and forcing himself even though he did not have a body [to match] his good spirit."Matched in translationhighmedium
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Χρῆμα

thing; matter

[Meaning an] affair. "A great and marvelous thing [is] a man [whose] mind is duly suited by his constitution from the outset to whatever he sets out to do within [the bounds] of human limitations." And elsewhere: "[one…

Χρῆμα· πρᾶγμα. μέγα τι χρῆμα καὶ θαυμάσιον, ἀνὴρ καὶ ψυχὴ δεόντως ἁρμοσθεῖσα κατὰ τὴν ἐξ ἀρχῆς σύστασιν, πρὸς ὅ τι ἂν ὁρμήσῃ τῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἔργων. καὶ αὖθις· εἰκάζειν ἂν βοῶν ἀγέλῃ…

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Ἀτοπίας πλέων πρᾶγμα

a matter full of absurdity

… at nu 222). The phrase "full of absurdity" (without "a matter") comes from Aristophanes, Frogs 1372, where "of a marvel" is a scholiast's gloss. [2] Part of Menander Protector fr. 9.1 Blockley (102-103), on …

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ι159Ἱερατικὴpriest-craft, religion… the causes within the cosmos, and concerns itself with these matters, of souls concerning immortality, because the same things are also stated in Egyptian philosophy; both of their innumerable diverse allotments in Hades separated …Matched in translationhighmedium

ε1454Ἐντελέχειαactuality, complete reality, entelechy… the substrate; that is, the form that comes upon the matter out of a particular composition of elements; or [it is] the form [that is] inseparable from the body. For actuality is the form …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2827Ἀξίωμαproposition… is that which is true or false or a self-contained matter deniable or affirmable in itself; for instance, "it is day", "Dion is walking". Among philosophers the term "proposition" (axioma) has taken its name …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ337ΔεινοκράτηςDeinokrates, Deinocrates… competent manner, but he was counterfeit and tawdry. For in matters of war he much surpassed the rest with regard to his readiness and daring and he was distinguished in circumstances of personal danger. …Matched in translationhighmedium

α979Ἀκριβήςaccurate, precise… for assumptions occur to the serious person even concerning contingent matters. By changing the [term] "accurate" into "clear" or into "true," we shall more easily show what is proposed: for every assumption of the …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2629Ἀντεπιχειρεῖνto make a counter-attack, to make a counter-argument… soul [is] not deathless, because its form is implicated in matter, and nothing which has a form implicated in matter is separable from that material: this was not an objection, but an attempt to …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ930Διεξοδικούςdetailed, discursive, elaborate… exercises its faculties with respect to every sort of subject matter and does not make its statements detailed/discursive/elaborate, but rather in question and response (for from this it takes its name), and that it …Matched in translationhighmedium

χ317Χιώνsnow… the nature of snow. For if whiteness is not the matter or the form of snow, then it is not in the essence of snow. But [whiteness] being incidental to the matter [of snow] …Matched in translationhighmedium

α383Ἀγυιαίhighways… in Krapataloi [writes]: "o master Aguieus, remember me in these matters."Matched in translationhighmedium

α904Ἀκμήmoment, point, still… sharpness, the exact decisive moment of the intensity of the matter, and power, and youth. But "akme of opportunity" [means] good fortune. Thus Isocrates [writes]: "[it is best] to grasp the akme of the …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1458Ἅμαas soon as, at the same time… same meaning. For he says in Proems: "but if the matter seems better for me then, and at the same time I shall provide testimonies of excellence". And in Demosthenes in the [speech] On …Matched in translationhighmedium

α1763Ἀμφισβητεῖνto dispute… disputing with the others". "So it was no longer a matter of dispute but that this was the man who had died."Matched in translationhighmedium

α1764Ἀμφισβητεῖνto claim… with one side maintaining that the estate is [not] a matter for litigation, as there is a son of the deceased either by descent or by adoption, while the other side say that because …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2048Ἀνάριστοςunbreakfasted… the cithara straightway unbreakfasted." Timocles in Neaira [writes]: "secondly, the matter of being unbreakfasted on account of these things." But Menander [writes] a)na/riston. Also [sc. attested is the accusative plural] a)nari/stous, [meaning men] not …Matched in translationhighmedium

α2149Ἄνδραman… man brash because of youth, ignorant because of inexperience of matters, and trustworthy to the masses on account of strength of body and [a habit of] rushing headlong into battle; for not even what …Matched in translationhighmedium

α3432Ἀπομαγδαλίαcrumb, sop… [writes]: "but I think I will outdo you in these matters; or vainly did I grow so large feeding on sops."Matched in translationhighmedium

α3460Ἀπόνοιαsenselessness… to foresee what is possible and what is impossible in matters is a sign of the utmost senselessness."Matched in translationhighmedium

α3477Ἀπόπειραtrial… any rate it hindered, as it was a most difficult matter." Also [sc. attested is the related verb] a)popeirw=mai ["I make trial of"]; [used] with a genitive.Matched in translationhighmedium

α4303Ἄσχολοςleisure-less… my relation to those with whom I live, citing the matters which occupy [me]." Also [sc. attested is the related verb] a)sxolou=mai ["I am busy with"]: [used] with an accusative. Also [attested are its …Matched in translationhighmedium

α4599Ἀφεὶς καὶ Ἀπαλλάξαςhaving let go and having set free… in Hyperides. In reference to those who ignore more important matters and waste time on trivialites. 'Braces' are ropes on a ship by which the yardarm is shifted. And 'to let one's self go …Matched in translationhighmedium

αι286Αἵρεσιςschool, sect… of which" is, for example, the most accurate presentation. Both matter and the active are principles of everything, [the latter being] the production and [the former] the place, for it is "that out of …Matched in translationhighmedium

αι293Αἱρετώτερονpreferable, more choiceworthy… what is better is present in theoretical, physical, and logical matters, for the one who investigates which substance is better, whether the movable or the unmovable, is dealing with a physical problem. He who …Matched in translationhighmedium

β229Βεκεσέληνεbekeselene… out the accurate truth because many were contentious in this matter, he devised something like this. Taking two newborn infants he shut them up in a house absolutely isolated. And some say that he …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ10Δαημονέστατοςmost expert (man), very expert (man)… skilled [ones]. As in "of those most/very expert in military matters". "And he sent an ambassador expert in the language of the Greeks and not completely unfamiliar with that of the Romans, so that …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ522Διαγνώμωνdistinguishing… For instance, if he heard any unclean woman speaking, no matter where or how, he immediately got a headache, and this was taken as a sign that she was menstruating. Even his birth had …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ635Διάληψιςjudgment, grasping… reversal." And elsewhere: "generally the masses have judgments about community matters in a manner similar to these, since nature teaches them." And Polybios: "the Romans, using their daggers not with a downward stroke but …Matched in translationhighmedium

δ644Διαμαρτυρίαaffidavit, diamartyria… by affidavit that the case was actionable, and on this matter the first judgment was directed toward the very person who had testified by affidavit, not toward the one on trial from the outset. …Matched in translationhighmedium

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