μάθησις
mathesis
the act of learning, getting of knowledge
Appears 62 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μάθησις, εως, ἡ, (μαθεῖν) A. the act of learning, getting of knowledge, πεῖρά τοι μαθήσιος ἀρχά Alem.63; μ. οὐ καλὴν ἐκμανθάνεις Tr. 450; ὧν μάθησιν ἄρνυμαι of which things I gain information, ib. 711; μ. ἔχειν τινός Supp. 915; ὁ χρόνος μ. δίδωσι ib.419; τὴν μ. ποιεῖσθαι περί τινος 1.68; ἡ περὶ τὸ ἓν μ. R. 525a; μ. τέχνης BGU 1021.8 (iii A. D.): in pl., νωθροὶ ἀπαντῶσι πρὸς τὰς μ. Tht. 144b, cf. R. 407b; μνῆμαί τε ἰσχυραὶ καὶ μ. ὀξεῖαι faculties of learning, Lg. 908c; ὁπλομαχίας μ. 54 2. desire of learning, ἀλλά σοι μ. οὐ πάρα El. 1032. 3. education, instruction, Jusj., Ap. 26a; τοῦ φόβου τὴν μ. κρείττονα παρέξεσθαι Cyr. 3.3.53; τὴν αὐλητικὴν ἤγαγον πρὸς τὰς μ. Pol. 1341a32.
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