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σκέψις

skepsis

viewing, perception by the senses

Appears 55 times across Plato's dialogues.

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σκέψις, εως, ἡ, (σκέπτομαι) A. viewing, perception by the senses, ἡ διὰ τῶν ὀμμάτων σ. Pl. Phd. 83a; observation of auguries, Hdn. 8.3.7. II. examination, speculation, consideration, τὸ εὕρημα πολλῆς σκέψιος Hp. VM 4, cf. Pl. Alc. 1.130d; βραχείας σ. Id. Tht. 201a; νέμειν σ. take thought of a thing, v.l. in E. Hipp. 1323; ἐνθεὶς τῇ τέχνῃ σ. Ar. Ra. 974; σ. ποιεῖσθαι Pl. Phdr. 237d; σ. προβέβληκας Id. Phlb. 65d; σ. λόγων Id. R. 336e; σ. περί τινος inquiry into, speculation on a thing, Id. Grg. 487e, etc.; περί τι Id. Lg. 636d; ἐπὶ σκέψιν τινὸς ἐλθεῖν X. Oec. 6.13. 2. speculation, inquiry, ταῦτα ἐξωτερικωτέρας ἐστὶ σκέψεως Arist. Pol. 1254a34; ἔξω τῆς νῦν σ. Id. Ph. 228a20; οὐκ οἰκεῖα τῆς παρούσης σ. Id. EN 1155b9, etc. 3. hesitation, doubt, esp. of the Sceptic or Pyrthonic philosophers, AP 7.576 (Jul.); the Sceptic philosophy, S.E. P. 1.5; οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς σ. the Sceptics, ib.229. 4. in politics, resolution, decree, συνεδρίον Hdn. 4.3.9, cf. Poll. 6.178.
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