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μέθοδος

μέθοδος, a following after, pursuit

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μεθόδους Noun: feminine accusative plural of μέθοδος

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μέθοδ-ος, ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός)
  • following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν (EM 409.35):—hence,
    • II pursuit of knowledge, investigation, Pl. Sph. 218d, 235c, al.; μ. ποιεῖσθαι to pursue oneʼs inquiry, ib. 243d; ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ μ. Arist. Pol. 1289a26: hence, treatise, Dam. Pr. 451.
      • 2 mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, Pl. Phdr. 270c, Arist. EN 1129a6, Pol. 1252a18, etc.; ἡ διαλεκτικὴ μ. Pl. R. 533c, Arist. Rh. 1358a4; joined with τέχνη, Id. EN 1094a1, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.32 S.; μ. ἔχειν to have a plan or system, Arist. Top. 101a29; ἡ περὶ τὸν πίνακα μ. Plu. Rom. 12.
      • 3 ἡ τοῦ πάντα κινεῖσθαι μ. the doctrine of motion, Pl. Tht. 183c.
      • 4 ‘methodic’ medicine, ἰητὴρ μεθόδου . . προστάτα Epigr.Gr. 306 (Smyrna), cf. Julian. ap. Gal. 18(1).256.
      • 5 Rhet., means, τῆς εὑρέσεως, τοῦ κατορθοῦν, τοῦ ἀνεπαχθῶς ἑαυτὸν ἐπαινεῖν, Hermog. Meth. 2, 22, 25.
        • b means of recognizing, τῶν στάσεων Id. Stat. 1, 2.
        • c mode of treating the subject-matter, Id. Id. 1.1.
    • III trick, ruse, Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.176a: pl., Vett.Val. 242.11; μ. ἐρωτικαί Aristaenet. 1.17; stratagem, LXX 2 Ma. 13.18.

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