Συνέχεια

continuity, compactness

Translated by Ronald Allen6 Jun 2012Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 2 words

Translation

[Meaning] density.1

Greek original · Adler’s text

Συνέχεια· ἡ πυκνότης.

Betacode
*sune/xeia: h( pukno/ths. 

Notes (1)

  1. No equivalent entry in other lexica.
    The headword is a feminine noun in the nominative (and vocative) singular; see generally LSJ s.v. It might be extracted from [Aristotle], On Colors 3 (793a12-13) (or subsequent commentary), where both the headword and gloss appear (see next note); but the word is not uncommon in philosophical contexts. (Another possibility [DW] is technical military literature: see LSJ s.v. I.6, citing Aelian Tacticus and Arrian.)
    cf. generally sigma 1523, sigma 1525, sigma 1526, sigma 1527; also epsilon 636 (where the present headword is the gloss).
  2. 1The gloss is the same form as the headword. The entry might be generated from the aforementioned passage in [Aristotle], which notes that "lustre is nothing other than the continuity and density of light"; see Barnes, p. 1221. ↩

References


J. Barnes, ed., The Complete Works of Aristotle, vol. 1, 'On colours,' T. Loveday and E.S. Forster, trans., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1984

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Revision history3 revisions · last 3 Jan 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes; another keyword; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. tweaks, status — Catharine Roth
  4. Translated — Ronald Allen

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