Aristotle Greek Lexicon μαθηματικός

μαθηματικός

mathematikos

fond of learning

Appears 166 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μαθηματικός, ή, όν, A. = μαθητικός, fond of learning, Pl. Ti. 88c. II. scientific, τὸ μ. εἶδος Id. Sph. 219c; esp. mathematical, μαθηματικός, , mathematician, Arist. Ph. 193b31, EN 1142a17, Phld. Acad.Ind.p.16 M., Ceb. 34: ἡ-κή (sc. ἐπιστήμη) mathematics, Archyt. 1 tit., Arist. Metaph. 1026a14; αἱ -καί ib.26; φιλοσοφία μ. ib.19; τὰ μ. mathematics, Id. EN 1151 a17; also, mathematical entities, Id. Metaph. 1076a17; γραμμὴ μ. a mathematical line, opp. γ. φυσική, Id. Ph. 194a11; κύκλοι μ. Id. Metaph. 1036a4; ἁρμονικὴ ἥ τε μ. καὶ ἡ κατὰ τὴν ἀκοήν Id. APo. 79a1: Comp. -κωτέρα ὕλη too mathematical, Id. Metaph. 992b2. Adv. -κῶς ib.995a6, Str. 2.5.1, etc. 2. astronomical, οἱ μ. κανόνες Plu. 2.974f; ἡ -κή astronomy, S.E. M. 5.104. b. astrological, ἡ μ. τέχνη Sallust. 9, cf. Gal. 19.529; ὁ μ. astrologer, M.Ant. 4.48, S.E. M. 5.2, Porph. ap. Eus. PE 6.1, etc. 3. among the Pythagoreans, οἱ μ. (opp. οἱ ἀκουσματικοί) advanced students, Porph. VP 37, Iamb. VP 18.81.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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