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Stobaeus, Volume I
John Stobaeus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordEpitēdeiotēs is fitness or aptitude for something.
- In StobaeusThe definition of psychic constitution calls it the fitness proper to parts for their natural function.
- In this edition“Fitness” is clearest here; “receptivity” requires a context about receiving something.
- A place to beginFitness explains constitution in relation to the natural function of parts.
- English renderings
- fitness; aptitude; suitable receptivity
Meaning
Epitēdeiotēs is fitness or aptitude for something. In some contexts it concerns receptivity, but it need not be purely passive.
Use in the book
The definition of psychic constitution calls it the fitness proper to parts for their natural function. Power is then a state enabling activity in accordance with that constitution. Fitness identifies suitability for a role, while the surrounding account distinguishes it from both the part and its exercised activity.
Places to read
- I.49.25a.7Fitness explains constitution in relation to the natural function of parts.
Translation in this edition
“Fitness” is clearest here; “receptivity” requires a context about receiving something.
Source note
Wachsmuth, volume I, printed pp. 352. The passage also records that some thinkers identify constitution and power, preserving disagreement about the distinction.