φιλοσοφέω
φῐλοσοφ-έω, pf.
b). in bad sense,
quibble, περί τινος Lys. 8.11 .
2). teach philosophy, οἱ παιδεύοντες καὶ φιλοσοφοῦντες Isoc. 3.9 , cf.
Plu. 2.192a ;
νουθετεῖς καὶ φιλοσοφεῖς you are
lecturing me, ib.
69b .
3). lead a wellregulated life, Gal. 5.462 .
II). c. acc.,
discuss, investigate, study, μελετᾶν καὶ φ. τι Isoc. 8.5 ;
φιλοσοφεῖν φιλοσοφίαν δῑ ἧς ..
pursue a philosophy .. ,
X. Mem. 4.2.23 ;
φιλοσοφίαν καινὴν .. οὗτος φ. (sc. Zeno)
Philem. 85 ;
τὴν πολιτικὴν φ. Arist. EN 1152b2 ;
πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγοσιτίαν πολλὰ πεφιλοσόφηκεν ὁ νομοθέτης Id. Pol. 1272a22 ;
φ. τὰ Στωικά S.E. P. 1.235 ;
τὰ τοῦ βίου πράγματα D.H. Rh. 11.2 ;
treat scientifically, θαλάσσας Philostr. VA 4.24 ; metaph.,
φ. ἡ γραφὴ τὰ τῶν μύθων σώματα painting
represents truly, Philostr. Im. 1.3 :— Pass.,
to be examined scientifically, Plu. Caes. 59 ;
τὰ φιλοσοφούμενα subjects of speculation, Cic. Fam. 11.27.5 ,
Philostr. VS 1 Prooem.,
D.L. 4.49 .
2). generally,
study, work at a thing,
φ. λόγον Isoc. 4.6 ;
ὅσοι φιλοσοφοῦντες ἐκμοχθοῦσί τι Trag.Adesp. 522 .
ShortDef
to love knowledge, pursue it, philosophise
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Headword (normalized):
φιλοσοφέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φιλοσοφεω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">φῐλοσοφ-έω</span>, pf. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">πεφιλοσόφηκα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:1:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:1:41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 6.1.41 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg048.perseus-grc1:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg048.perseus-grc1:49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 48.49 </a>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">love knowledge, pursue it,</span> <span class="foreign greek">φιλοσοφέων γῆν πολλὴν .. ἐπελήλυθας</span> (sc. Solon) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.30 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.40 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φιλοσοφήσετε καὶ σκέψεσθε τί ..</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:116" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:116/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 8.116 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:236" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:236/canonical-url/"> 12.236 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θεῶν οὐδεὶς φιλοσοφεῖ οὐδ’ ἐπιθυμεῖ σοφὸς γενέσθαι, ἔστι γάρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:204a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg011.perseus-grc1:204a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Smp.</span> 204a </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὑπέλαβον φιλοσοφοῦντά με δεῖν ζῆν,</span> says Socrates, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:28e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 28e </a>; <span class="quote greek">φ. περὶ τῆς ἀληθείας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:983b:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:983b.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 983b2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">περὶ τοὺς ποιητάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 15.45 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1279b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1279b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1279b13 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὑπέρ τινος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Am.</span> 31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">διὰ τὸ θαυμάζειν οἱ ἄνθρωποι .. ἤρξαντο φιλοσοφεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:982b:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:982b.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 982b12 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φιλοσοφεῖν λέγεται καὶ τὸ ζητεῖν .. εἴτε χρὴ φιλοσοφεῖν εἴτε καὶ μή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 51 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φ. γνησίως τε καὶ ἱκανῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:473d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:473d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 473d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀδόλως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:249a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:249a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 249a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">καθαρῶς τε καὶ δικαίως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:253e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg007.perseus-grc1:253e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sph.</span> 253e </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὀρθῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:67e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:67e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 67e </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑγιῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:619d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:619d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 619d </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> in bad sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">quibble,</span> <span class="quote greek">περί τινος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg008.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg008.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 8.11 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">teach philosophy,</span> <span class="quote greek">οἱ παιδεύοντες καὶ φιλοσοφοῦντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 3.9 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.192a </span>; <span class="foreign greek">νουθετεῖς καὶ φιλοσοφεῖς</span> you are <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lecturing</span> me, ib.<span class="bibl"> 69b </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lead a wellregulated life,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 5.462 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> c. acc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">discuss, investigate, study,</span> <span class="quote greek">μελετᾶν καὶ φ. τι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 8.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">φιλοσοφεῖν φιλοσοφίαν δῑ ἧς</span> .. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pursue</span> a philosophy .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:2:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:2:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 4.2.23 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">φιλοσοφίαν καινὴν .. οὗτος φ.</span> (sc. Zeno) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philem.</span> 85 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὴν πολιτικὴν φ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1152b:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1152b.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1152b2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγοσιτίαν πολλὰ πεφιλοσόφηκεν ὁ νομοθέτης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1272a:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1272a.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1272a22 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φ. τὰ Στωικά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1:235" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1.235/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.235 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰ τοῦ βίου πράγματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:11.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 11.2 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">treat scientifically,</span> <span class="quote greek">θαλάσσας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:4:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:4.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 4.24 </a> ; metaph., <span class="foreign greek">φ. ἡ γραφὴ τὰ τῶν μύθων σώματα</span> painting <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">represents truly,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:1.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Im.</span> 1.3 </a>:— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be examined scientifically,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Caes.</span> 59 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ φιλοσοφούμενα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">subjects of speculation,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:11:27:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:latinLit:phi0474.phi056.perseus-lat1:11:27:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fam.</span> 11.27.5 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg003:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VS</span> 1 </a> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prooem.</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 4.49 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">study, work at</span> a thing, <span class="quote greek">φ. λόγον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 4.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὅσοι φιλοσοφοῦντες ἐκμοχθοῦσί τι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Trag.Adesp.</span> 522 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">devise ingeniously, contrive,</span> <span class="foreign greek">φ. τοῦτο, ὅπως</span> .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg024.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg024.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 24.10 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:121" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:121/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 15.121 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:242" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:242/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 242 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οὕτω πεφιλοσόφηκεν ὥστε</span> .. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> </span> l. c.</div> </div><br><br>'}