Συνεκτικώτατα
most essential (doctrines)
Translated by Robert Dyer6 Jun 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] most capital [ones], binding [ones], controlling [ones].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Συνεκτικώτατα· κεφαλαιωδέστατα, συνέχοντα, διακρατοῦντα.
Betacode
*sunektikw/tata: kefalaiwde/stata, sune/xonta, diakratou=nta.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at Photius sigma764 Theodoridis.
The four neuter plural adjectives given here -- one as headword, three as glosses -- are used in various philosophical and religious cults for the overriding doctrines to which adherents are bound to conform, e.g. Iamblichus (Vit. Pyth. 2.226.8), Plutarch (Quaest. conv. 668E, of the Elpistici) and Christian writers such as Eusebius and John Chrysostom.
The simple adjective is used in other contexts for that which holds together, esp. of mathematical proofs and causal explanations; see LSJ at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
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Revision history4 revisions · last 27 May 2016
- another keyword — David Whitehead
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- added keyword, adjusted link — Catharine Roth
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Robert Dyer