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Arcesilaus
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3950
Ἀρκεσίλαος
Arcesilaus, Arkesilaos
[1] phi 270. For
Arcesilaus
(or Arcesilas) of Pitane, see also phi 409, and generally OCD(4) p.136, under
'Arcesilaus(1)'.
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δ
354
Δείξεις
demonstrations, displays, performances, shows
Arcesilaus
was the first to appear at demonstrations involving money, [...] and he helped many people and collected subscriptions for them.
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ε
665
Ἐκτοπίζω
I avoid, I shun
[Meaning] I keep clear of. "Shunning public life,
[Arcesilaus]
spent his time in the Academy".
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αι
286
Αἵρεσις
school, sect
… life here must stand for the Academic skepticism (represented by
Arcesilaus
and Carneades; cf. Diogenes Laertius 7.19). [12] The way of life related to Aristotle's Lyceum or Peripatos. [13] The Cynic school, founded by …
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δ
932
Διέξοδοι
gusts, outlets
… quotation given. See also delta 933. [1] Diogenes Laertius 4.35:
Arcesilaus
(alpha 3950) quotes Sophocles fr.477 Radt; cf. lambda 420. He means that '[m]en pay little heed to obvious facts except when their own …
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ε
960
Ἐμβριθέστατος
most weighty, very weighty
… epsilon 962. [1] Diogenes Laertius 4.30, glossing the praise of
Arcesilaus
(alpha 3950) by his former teacher Theophrastus (theta 199).
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