μάθησις

mathesis

the act of learning, getting of knowledge

Appears 51 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 14
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Book I 1
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344a4
Book III 1
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407b8
Book V 2
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455b7
455b8
Book VI 3
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503d2
510c2
492a2
Book VII 7
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527c6
529d8
535c3
537c4
525a2
529a10
536b2
Laws 7
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Book II 1
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667c5
Book VII 4
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794d1
804c6
817e1
820e8
Book VIII 1
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834d8
Book X 1
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908c4
Theaetetus 7
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207d8
144b2
144b4
149b5
153b9
198a4
206a3
Phaedo 6
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72e5
91e6
92c9
92d6
73b5
76a7
Protagoras 5
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312a8
312b6
324a3
345a2
345a4
Meno 3
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81d2
81e4
89c1
Alcibiades I 1
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120b7
Apology 1
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26a7
Clitophon 1
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408e3
Cratylus 1
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439a7
Gorgias 1
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454d2
Laches 1
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190d5
Phaedrus 1
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278a2
Statesman 1
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304b1
Timaeus 1
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88a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

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

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