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Philosophical Greek (and occasionally Latin) translitered for non-Greek readers. Curated by Adam John.

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ARISTOTLE'S THREE KINDS OF HUMAN LIVES

βίος θεωρητικός (bios theoretikos)
—theoretical life pursuing contemplation

βίος πρακτικός (bios praktikos)
—practical life pursuing political activity

βίος ἀπολαυστικός (bios apolaustikos)
—life pursuing pleasure

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@AncPhi @nmfr574pqy @CPirbright39777 @David_wthebeard Imagine thinking Greek has no article. Maybe he took Latin for one semester and mistook Greek for Latin.

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@RevDove @AncPhi The masses have no reading comprehension. And why did you fail to mention it if was so obvious?

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γνωστοποιός, όν (gnōstopoios)
—creating the knowable, Dam. Pr. 80

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ἀγαθοδοσία, ἡ (agathodosia)
—the giving of good, Alex.Aphr. in Metaph. 707.19

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φραστικός, ή, όν (phrastikos)
—indicative, expressive, τινος Plato Definitiones 414d

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νυγμός, ὁ (nugmos)
—pricking sensation, irritation
—metaphor, of the prickings of conscience

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κνωδακοφύλαξ, ακος, ὁ (knōdakophulax)
—warder of the pivot of the celestial sphere

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φαντασιαστικός, ή, όν (phantasiastikos)
—receptive of impressions or images, Epicur. Nat.Herc. 1398.1

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συμμανθάνω (symmanthanō)
—learn along with, share in the knowledge, τινι X. Smp. 2.20

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φιλάγαθος, ον (philagathos)
—loving goodness, Arist. MM 1212b18

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φανερόφιλος, ον (phanerophilos)
—open friend, Arist. EN 1124b27

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αἰτιολογέω (aitiologeō)
—inquire into causes, reason, account for, ὑπὲρ τῶν μετεώρων Epicurus Ep. 1p.31U

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μαργοσύνη, ἡ (margosynē)
—gluttony, Anacreon 87
—lust, wantonness, Theognis 1271

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καταγεωμετρέω (katageōmetreō)
—geometrize, turn into geometry, τὴν φύσιν Simp. in Ph. 1341.20

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ὀμφαλός, ὁ (omphalos)
—navel
—anything like a navel, e.g. knob or boss or button
—centre or middle point; later Delphi (or rather a round stone in the Delphic temple) was called ὀ. as marking the middle point of Earth,

[The omphalos in the museum of Delphi]

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ἐπιμιμέομαι (epimimeomai)
—imitate further, Theophrastus, Metaphysics 33

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ἐπιμελής, ές (epimelēs)
—careful or anxious about, ἀγαθῶν Pl. Smp. 197d; τῶν φιλῶν
—abs., careful, attentive, 629b: Sup. -έστα��α Pl. Alc. 1.104d.
—Passive, cared for, an object of care

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ἰδιογονία, ἡ (idiogonia)
—breeding only with oneʼs own kind, opposed to κοινογονία, Plato, Politicus, 265d

κοινογονία, ἡ (koinogonia)
—mixing of breeds, opposed to ἰδιογονία, Pl. Plt. 265e

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συνεπιβάλλω (synepiballō)
—apply oneʼs mind also, consider a thing together or also, Arist. Fr. 29

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ἀνεμπόδιστος, ον (anempodistos)
—unhindered, ἐνέργεια Arist. EN 1153a15; βίος Pol. 1295a37
—not obscured, clear, Procl. Hyp. 4.92
—Act., offering no impediment, πρός τι Arist. PA 663b11