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μέθοδος

methodos

following after, pursuit

Appears 78 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μέθοδος, ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός) A. 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. 2.176a: pl., Vett. Val.242.11; μ. ἐρωτικαί Aristaenet. 1.17; stratagem, LXX 2 Ma. 13.18.

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