ἀναλογία

analogia

mathematical proportion

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Timaeus 2
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32c2
56c3
Epinomis 1
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990e4
Republic 1
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Book VII 1
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534a6
Statesman 1
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257b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀναλογία, ἡ, (λόγος) A. mathematical proportion, Pl. Ti. 31c, 32c; ἡ ἀ. ἰσότης ἐστὶ λόγων Arist. EN 1131a31; of progressions, ἀ. γεωμετρική ib.b13; ἀριθμητική ib.1106a36, cf. Ael. Tact. 10.3; ἁρμονική Thrasyll. ap. Theo.Sm.p.85H., Nicom. Ar. 2.22; κατὰ τὴν ἀ. comparing the ratios, Arist. Pol. 1282b40; τὸ κατʼ ἀ. ἴσον ib.1301a27; ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀ. τινός out of proportion, Olymp. in Mete. 89.22. 2. proportion generally, Arist. Pol. 1296b25, cf. Epicur. Nat. 11.7,10. II. analogy, Arist. HA 486b19, Epicur. Fr. 212, etc. 2. esp. grammatical analogy, Gell. 2.25, A.D. Synt. 36.23, etc. III. relation, ἀ. ἔχειν stand in relation with, πρός τι Phld. Lib.p.38O., cf. p.51O. IV. correspondence, resemblance, ὁμοιότης ἢ ἀ. [τινί] Id. Sign. 37, cf. Fr. 3; κατʼ -ίαν, opp. διαφοράν, Id. D. 1.22.

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