Epinomis

Glossary of Key Terms

The English words on which the argument depends, in alphabetical order, with the Greek they render and the places where they occur, by Stephanus page and section. Where a word has a longer entry in the Key Words of the Dialogue, the Glossary says so.

apprehend, κατανοεῖν (katanoein); apprehension, κατανόημα (katanoēma). 987c–d, 990b; 987d. Kept apart from understand.

astronomy, ἀστρονομία (astronomia); astronomer, ἀστρονόμος (astronomos); do astronomy, ἀστρονομεῖν (astronomein). 990a. See Key Words, Astronomy and the subjects of learning.

blessed. See happy.

body, σῶμα (sōma); bodiless, ἀσώματος (asōmatos). 975d, 979c, 980d–e, 981a–c, 981e, 983b–e, 988c–d, 990c (“numbers that have bodies”), 991d; “bodiless”, 981b. See soul and Key Words, Soul, body; older.

carry round, περιφέρειν (peripherein). 983a, 988d. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

circuit, περίοδος (periodos). 977b, 978e, 990a–b. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

combination, σύστασις (systasis). 981a, 991e.

coming into being, γένεσις (genesis); generation of gods, of living beings, θεογονία, ζῳογονία (theogonia, zōiogonia). 977e, 981a, 984d, 990c, 991b; 980c.

contemplate, θεωρεῖν (theōrein); contemplation, θεωρία (theōria); contemplator, θεωρός (theōros). 990b; 977b; 986d. Kept apart from observe and see.

cosmos, κόσμος (kosmos). 977b, 986c, 987a, 987b, 987d. See Key Words, Heaven, cosmos.

count, ἀριθμεῖν (arithmein); count out, διαριθμεῖσθαι (diarithmeisthai); able to count, ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikos); arithmetic, ἀριθμητική (arithmētikē). 978b–d, 988b; 978a–b; 979a; 977e. See number.

course, διέξοδος (diexodos). 977b, 986e. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

craft, τέχνη (technē). 974b, 975b–c, 975e, 977d–e, 989a, 990d. As a verb, “craft” renders δημιουργεῖν (dēmiourgein): 975d, 981b, 984c.

cycle, κύκλος (kyklos); change their cycles, μετακυκλεῖσθαι (metakykleisthai). 978e, 990a; 982d. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

daimon, δαίμων (daimōn); the daimonic, τὸ δαιμόνιον (to daimonion). 977a, 984e; 992d. See Key Words, Gods, daimons, the daimonic.

deliberate, βουλεύεσθαι (bouleuesthai); deliberation, βουλή (boulē); deliberate anew, μεταβουλεύεσθαι (metabouleuesthai). 982c–d.

ensouled, ἔμψυχος (empsychos). 983a–b.

fortune, τύχη (tychē); good fortune, εὐτυχία (eutychia); fortunate, most fortunately, εὐτυχής, εὐτυχέστατα (eutychēs, eutychestata). 976e, 979a (“by happy fortune”), 992a, 992c; 975e; 986c, 992b.

geometry. See stereometry.

god, θεός (theos); divine, θεῖος (theios). Throughout; Heaven the giver of number, 977a; “the visible gods”, 984d; “the gods who are really manifest to us”, 985d; “the divine is never unintelligent”, 988a. See Key Words, Gods, daimons, the daimonic.

happy, εὐδαίμων (eudaimōn); happiness, εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonia); blessed, μακάριος (makarios). 973c, 977d, 978b, 979a, 981e, 986c, 991b, 992a–c; 980b; 973c, 992b–d.

heaven, Heaven, οὐρανός, Οὐρανός (ouranos, Ouranos). “Heaven”, the god, 977a; “heaven”, 977b, 978d, 981e, 982b, 983c, 983e, 984c, 985b, 986a, 991d. See Key Words, Heaven, cosmos.

honor, τιμή, τιμᾶν (timē, timan); honored, τίμιος (timios). 977a, 980a–b, 980e, 984a, 984d–e, 985d–e, 986c, 987a, 988c, 989c.

intelligence, φρόνησις (phronēsis); intelligent, φρόνιμος, ἔμφρων (phronimos, emphrōn); intelligently, φρονίμως (phronimōs); unintelligent, ἄφρων (aphrōn); be intelligent, φρονεῖν (phronein). 973a, 974b, 975a, 977a–b, 985a, 986d; 976c, 977c, 982b, 982d–e, 983d, 987a; 974c, 982b; 976d, 982a, 982d, 983d, 988a–b; 985a, 989c. See Key Words, Intelligence, intelligent.

interpretation, ἑρμηνεία (hermēneia); the art of interpretation, ἑρμηνευτική (hermēneutikē); interpret, ἑρμηνεύεσθαι (hermēneuesthai). 984e; 975c; 985b.

knowledge, ἐπιστήμη (epistēmē); kinds of knowledge, ἐπιστῆμαι (epistēmai); one who has knowledge, ἐπιστήμων (epistēmōn). 975a, 976c–d; 974b, 974d; 974e, 979d.

liken, ἀπεικάζειν (apeikazein). 980a, 980c, 985b.

living being, ζῷον (zōion). 973d, 975a, 976a, 976d, 977c, 978c, 978e, 979a, 981a–e, 982a–b, 983b, 984b–c, 984e, 985b–c. See Key Words, Living being.

manifest, φανερός (phaneros); manifestly, φανερῶς (phanerōs). 973b, 984d, 985d, 987a, 990d; 986a. See visible and Key Words, Manifest, visible.

mold, πλάττειν (plattein). 981b–c, 984b–c.

more ancient. See older.

motion, φορά (phora); movement, κίνησις (kinēsis). 978a, 982d, 986e, 987b, 988c–e; 978a, 988e. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

movement. See motion.

number, ἀριθμός (arithmos). 976e, 977a–e, 978a–b, 979a, 988b, 990c–d, 991a, 991e. See count and Key Words, Number, count, reckoning.

observe, κατιδεῖν (katidein); see, see into, καθορᾶν, ἐγκαθορᾶν (kathoran, enkathoran). 976d–e, 984b, 986e, 991b–c; 986a, 987a; 990e. Kept apart from contemplate. “See” also renders ὁρᾶν and ἰδεῖν (horan, idein).

older, πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros); oldest, πρεσβύτατος (presbytatos); more ancient, παλαιότερος (palaioteros). 980d–e, 991d; 988c; 980d. See Key Words, Soul, body; older.

opinion, δόξα (doxa); form an opinion, δοξάζειν (doxazein); reputation, δόξα (976b); be reputed, δοξάζεσθαι (doxazesthai). 974a, 976a–b, 978b, 981e, 984b, 985c; 974d; 974e, 976c.

orbit, πόλος (polos). 986c. See Key Words, Motion and the heavens.

passage, διαπορεία (diaporeia). 982c, 984e.

path, πόρος (poros). 982b.

piety, εὐσέβεια (eusebeia); the impious, ἀσεβεῖς (asebeis); the unholy, ἀνόσιοι (anosioi). 989b; 980d; 988e. See reverence toward the gods and Key Words, Reverence toward the gods, piety.

play, παιδιά (paidia); celebrate in play, προσπαίζειν (prospaizein); in play, παίζων (paizōn). 975d, 980a, 991b; 980b; 992b. See Key Words, Play and earnest.

portion, μοῖρα (moira); the Fates, Μοῖραι (Moirai); without a portion, ἄμοιρος (amoiros). 981e, 985a, 986c, 990d, 992b; 982c; 985e.

procession, πορεία (poreia). 982e.

prophecy, μαντική (mantikē); oracles, μαντεῖαι (manteiai). 975c; 985c, 988a.

reckon, λογίζεσθαι (logizesthai); reckoning, λογισμός (logismos); without reckoning, ἀλόγιστος (alogistos). 974a, 979a; 974a, 981c; 978a. See Key Words, Number, count, reckoning.

reverence toward the gods, θεοσέβεια, τὸ θεοσεβές (theosebeia, to theosebes). 977e, 985c–d, 990a. See piety and Key Words, Reverence toward the gods, piety.

revolution, περιφορά (periphora). 991e.

see, see into. See observe.

sense, νοῦς (nous); senseless, ἀνόητος (anoētos); to the liking of, κατὰ νοῦν (kata noun); pay attention, προσέχειν τὸν νοῦν (prosechein ton noun). 982b–c, 985c, 986e; 976d, 984a; 988c; 976b. See Key Words, Sense.

serious, σπουδαῖος (spoudaios); be in earnest, σπουδάζειν (spoudazein). 975d; 992b. See play.

soul, ψυχή (psychē). 974b, 977c, 979c, 980d–e, 981a–b, 981e, 982b, 982d, 983c–e, 984b–c, 988c–e, 989b, 991d. See Key Words, Soul, body; older.

stereometry, στερεομετρία (stereometria); geometry, γεωμετρία (geōmetria). 990d (note). See Key Words, Astronomy and the subjects of learning.

subjects of learning, μαθήματα (mathēmata); subject of learning, μάθημα (mathēma). 990c, 992a; 992d. See Key Words, Astronomy and the subjects of learning.

travel, πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai). 982b, 983c, 986b, 987b, 992a.

understand, συννοεῖν (synnoein); understanding, σύννοια (synnoia). 978c, 990c–d; 987c. With a participle, “notice” (976b). “Understand” also renders συνιέναι (synienai), 979b.

virtue, ἀρετή (aretē). 975c, 977c–d, 986d, 987d, 989a–b, 989d, 992c.

visible, ὁρατός (horatos); invisible, ἀόρατος (aoratos). 982a, 984b, 984d, 986c, 991b; 981c. See manifest.

way, τρόπος (tropos); in the right way, κατὰ τρόπον (kata tropon). 973b, 973d, 974b, 979c, 983a, 987a (note), 990a, 991d, 992a; 989d, 991d–e, 992a.

wisdom, σοφία (sophia); kinds of wisdom, σοφίαι (sophiai); wise, σοφός (sophos); wisest, σοφώτατος (sophōtatos). 974b–c, 976a–d, 977d, 979c, 980a, 981a, 987c, 989a, 992d; 979d; 973b, 973d, 974b, 974d–e, 975b–d, 976a, 976c–d, 977d, 979c–d, 980a, 988e; 990a, 992b. See Key Words, Wisdom, wise.

wonderful, θαυμαστός (thaumastos); wonder, θαῦμα (thauma); wonderfully, θαυμαστῶς (thaumastōs); wonder at, θαυμάζειν (thaumazein). 982c, 983a, 985a, 988c, 990b, 990e; 985b, 988d–e, 990d; 980c, 985a; 986c.