Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἐπιστήμη

ἐπιστήμη

episteme

acquaintance with

Appears 790 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιστήμη, , (ἐπίσταμαι) A. acquaintance with a matter, understanding, skill, as in archery, S. Ph. 1057; in war, Th. 1.121, 6.72, 7.62; ἐ. πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον Lys. 33.7 (fort. leg. περί) περὶ τὰ μαθήματα Pl. Phlb. 55d; τοῦ νεῖν Id. Grg. 511c; ἐπιστήμῃ skilfully, οἱ μὴ ἐ. τοὺς ἐπαίνους ποιούμενοι Plot. 5.5.13. 2. professional skill: hence, profession, οἱ τὴν ἰατρικὴν ἐ. μεταχειριζόμενοι PFay. 106.22 (ii A.D.); ζωγράφος τὴν ἐ. painter by profession, POxy. 896.5 (iv A.D.). II. generally, knowledge, ἐπιστήμῃ σύ μου προὔχοις ἄν S. OT 1115; πάντʼ ἐπιστήμης πλέως full of knowledge in all things, Id. Ant. 721, cf. Tr. 338; ἐκ τῆς ἐ. E. Fr. 522.3; ἐ. δοξαστική, opp. ἀλήθεια, Pl. Sph. 233c: pl., kinds of knowledge, μυρίαι ἀνδρῶν ἐπιστᾶμαι πέλονται B. 9.38, cf. Pl. Smp. 208a. 2. scientific knowledge, science, opp. δόξα, Pl. R. 477b sq., Hp. Lex 4, Pl. Plt. 301b, Arist. AP 0.88b30, EN 1139b18: coupled with ἐμπειρία and τέχνη, Pl. R. 422c, cf. Ion 536c, Arist. Metaph. 981a2: pl., the sciences, freq. in Pl. (R. 522c,al.), etc.

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