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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordProsēgoria is a designation or appellation.
- In StobaeusThe brief definition calls chance the designation of disorderly activity.
- In this edition“Name” reads naturally; “designation” makes the definition’s linguistic emphasis explicit.
- A place to beginChance is defined as the designation of disorderly activity.
- English renderings
- appellation; designation; name
Meaning
Prosēgoria is a designation or appellation. It directs attention to the expression applied to something.
Use in the book
The brief definition calls chance the designation of disorderly activity. Its grammatical form explains how a term is used; it does not by itself establish chance as an additional agent causing the activity. The reader should distinguish the named occurrence from assumptions about what kind of cause its name represents.
Places to read
- I.7.9bChance is defined as the designation of disorderly activity.
Translation in this edition
“Name” reads naturally; “designation” makes the definition’s linguistic emphasis explicit.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 92. The saying is anonymous in the adopted text. A proposed attribution to Democritus is not retained as certain.