α4092Ἀρχή
principle
[The] principles of the universe [are] two: the active and the passive. The active is the reason in matter, i.e. god. The passive, then, is unqualified substance, i.e. matter. Principles and elements are different. For…
Ἀρχή. ἀρχαὶ τῶν ὅλων δύο τὸ ποιοῦν καὶ τὸ πάσχον, τὸ ποιοῦν δὲ τὸν ἐν τὸ μὲν οὖν πάσχον εἶναι αὐτῇ λόγον, τὸν θεόν. τὴν ἄποιον οὐσίαν, τὴν ὕλην. διαφέρει δὲ ἀρχαὶ καὶ στοιχεῖα·…