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α1967Ἀνάμνησιςrecollection[1] This sentence = John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 158.15 Hayduck; and indeed the entry as a whole follows, with slight variations, Philoponus 158.5-23, the commentary on de anima 408b15-18. Aristotle is …Matched in noteshighmedium
α2845Ἀόρατονinvisible, unseen… this whole entry is taken, with minor changes, from John Philoponus, in Aristotelis de Anima 403.19-36 Hayduck. Philoponus is commenting on de Anima 422a26 ff., where different types of perception connected with the different …Matched in noteshighmedium
α3977Ἁρμονίανharmony… appears (in the accusative case, as again here). [2] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de Anima 142.6-16. [3] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de Anima 145.1-4. [4] The transmitted text actually says "first" again. …

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Recollection is a finding of a figment. Having started from the soul it goes over the living body. For after recollecting that some fear was produced in us we become pale, and after recollecting the voyage we feel…

Ἀνάμνησις· ἀνάμνησίς ἐστι φαντάσματος εὕρεσις. ἀρξαμένη δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς διαβαίνει ἐπὶ τὸ ἐζωωμένον σῶμα. ἀναμνησθέντες γὰρ φοβεροῦ τινος ἡμῖν γενομένου ὠχριάσαμεν, καὶ τοῦ πλοῦ…

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β437Βούλησιςwish, rational desirePhiloponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 5.24-33 Hayduck; cf. alpha 1315, pi 2376. [1] Wish (bou/lhsis) and choice (proai/resis) are closely related each other. These terms had a crucial importance in Greek moral philosophy, …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1454Ἐντελέχειαactuality, complete reality, entelechy… of this entry follows (with varying degrees of accuracy), John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima: first (as far as 'the separated [form]') an approximation of 204.15-34; then (as far as 'holds it together') …Matched in noteshighmedium

α705Ἀθάνατοςimmortal… from ancient Aristotelian commentaries: on the De anima by John Philoponus (24.25-29), and on the Topica by Alexander of Aphrodisias (353.13-14, 472.9-10). [1] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 2.186, where the word "imperishable" …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ556ΔιάθεσιςdispositionThis entry is taken, with slight variations, from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 155.17-34 Hayduck. Philoponus is commenting on de anima 408a34-b2, where Aristotle argues that if the soul is grieved, rejoices, …Matched in noteshighmedium

α186ἈγέλαιοςordinaryFrom. John Philoponus, Differences alpha32. See generally LSJ s.v. The difference in accent is an instance of Vendryes' Law: in the Attic dialect properispomena ending in -aios, -eios, or -oios, with the preceding syllable …Matched in noteshighshort

α207Ἄγευστος θοίνηςwithout a taste of the feast… quoted from somewhere. [3] What now follows draws on John Philoponus' commentary on Aristotle's de anima 404.10-29 Hayduck. There are summary cross-references to this material at alpha 3603 and pi 2141.Matched in noteshighmedium

α314Ἄγοςpollution, leader… returned -- and nobody was banished in 432.) [4] From Philoponus, Differences. (For this epic/poetic noun see LSJ s.v.)Matched in noteshighshort

α851Ἀκέσταςhealers… a couple of mythological characters. In a little-noticed note Joannes Philoponus the grammaticus (De vocabulis quae diversam significationem exhibent 149.8) distinguishes the accentuation of a)kesth/s 'doctor' from that of a)ke/sths 'stitcher, tailor', as it …Matched in noteshighshort

α937Ἀκούει καλῶςhas a fine hearing… but for close equivalents see 2.173.2, 6.86.a2, 7.16.a2, 8.93.1. [2] Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 367.7-13 Hayduck. [3] mu 952.Matched in noteshighmedium

α1418ἈλλοίωσιςalterationJohn Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 300.15-17, 301.9-11 Hayduck; cf. pi 765.Matched in noteshighshort

α2733Ἀντιτυπῆσαιto resist, to strike against… his equipment, at beta 539 and epsilon 3990. [3] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 410.36-411.10; cf. alpha 3711. [4] The phrase occurs in Plato, Theaetetus 155E (web address 1 below), and these …Matched in noteshighmedium

α3289ἈπόδειξιςdemonstrationThis entry draws largely on Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima (28.7-18, 29.23-28, 20.12-13 and 20-26, 31.15-20 Hayduck), with a final sentence from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 2.22-23. cf. omicron 627. …Matched in noteshighlong

α4093Ἀρχήprinciple… already alpha 4092. The present entry is extracted from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima (25.32-26.12, 27.3-7, 74.34-75.15 Hayduck). [1] That is, "animal" or "living being". [2] That is, the soul is an …Matched in noteshighlong

α4452Αὔξηincrease… already alpha 4451 [1] cf. Hesychius s.v. au)=cis. [2] John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 234.11-16 Hayduck. [3] ib. 275.21-25.Matched in noteshighmedium

αι326Αἰσθήσεις5 sensesThe first part of this entry is taken from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 229.12-24 and 262.29-263.11 (with some minor variations); the second from 311.8-32. cf. tau 905. [1] mu 952. [2] …Matched in noteshighlong

αι370ΑἴτιονcauseFor the first sentence here cf. John Philoponus, Commentaries on Aristotle's de anima 273.8-9 Hayduck. [1] Aristotle distinguished four kinds of causes or explanations (Posterior Analytics 94a21-3; Physics 194b24-33 = Metaphysics 1013a24-33; Metaphysics 983a27-32; …Matched in noteshighshort

δ810ΔιαφανέςtransparentJohn 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.Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1028Διηχήsound-transmissioncf. John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 354.15.Matched in noteshighshort

δ1211Δίοσμοςsmell-transmissionJohn Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima (Hayduck) 354.13-14 and 353.29-30, cf. 392.32. Repeated at rho 186, and see also omicron 721. Here and at rho 186 the final noun, apophysis, has been corrupted …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1214Διότιbecause… a detailed philosophical commentary. [2] The source now becomes John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 226.10-19 Hayduck. [3] The Greek word is noesis. [4] The second and the third way of considering the …Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1363Δόξαopinion… delta 1364, delta 1365. The present entry derives from John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle's de anima 1.11 - 2.3. [1] Plato, Sophist 264A-B.Matched in noteshighmedium

δ1573Δύναμιςcapability, capacity, ability, potentiality, power… sequence: Alexander of Aphrodisias, On the Topica 348.24-32, 349.18-19; John Philoponus, On the de anima 34.6-19, 265.12-20. [1] Copied to delta 508, where the present entry's ba/llein 'to throw" is correctly diaba/llein "to slander". …Matched in noteshighlong

ε1126Ἐνάργειαdistinctness, vividness… 337.53-55 (which supplies the noun 'swiftness', omitted here). [2] John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 296.25 Hayduck.Matched in noteshighshort

ε1251Ἐνέργειαactivity, actuality, actualization… material derives first (as far as '...is motion') from John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 296.22-27 Hayduck; thereafter, in Wallies' opinion, from Alexander of Aphrodisias. [1] According to Aristotle's account, a motion or a …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε1578Ἐξαίρετονtaken out, picked outJohn Philoponus, Differences; cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 2.227, where the masculine nominative plural e)cai/retoi occurs (web address 1). The oxytone form should mean "removable," while the form with recessive accent should mean …Matched in noteshighshort

ε2627Ἐπιστήμηscience, understanding… epsilon 2626. The present entry begins by drawing on John Philoponus, On Aristotle's de anima 23.17-34 Hayduck; then follows material from Diogenes Laertius (see note 4 below) and Alexander of Aphrodisias (see note 5 …Matched in noteshighmedium

ε3720Εὔρυθμονwell-proportioned… (as a gloss) and phi 653 (in a quotation from Philoponus).Matched in noteshighshort

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