μέθοδος

methodos

following after, pursuit

Appears 26 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 8
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Book IV 1
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435d1
Book VI 2
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510c5
510b8
Book VII 4
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528d8
531d1
533c7
533b3
Book X 1
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596a6
Sophist 6
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218d5
235c6
243d7
219a1
227a8
265a2
Phaedrus 3
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269d8
270c4
270d9
Statesman 3
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260e8
266d7
286d9
Laws 2
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Book I 1
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638e4
Book XII 1
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965c6
Phaedo 2
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79e3
97b6
Letters 1
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314d3
Theaetetus 1
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183c3

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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