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Headword: *au)toki/nhton
Adler number: alpha,4497
Translated headword: self-moving
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
[Meaning something] self-growing.
"For Hermeias the philosopher, the quality of being self-moving did not blossom in tandem with his breadth of learning."[1]
Greek Original:
*au)toki/nhton. au)tofue/s. tw=| de\ *(ermei/a| tw=| filoso/fw| to\ au)toki/nhton ou) prosh/nqei th=| polumaqei/a|.
Notes:
The headword, neuter singular of this adjective, is perhaps extracted from the quotation given, though there are numerous other possibilities (from Aristotle onwards).
[1] Damascius, Life of Isidore fr. 121 Zintzen (74 Asmus).
Keywords: biography; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; philosophy
Translated by: William Hutton on 21 March 2002@23:02:03.
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David Whitehead (added note and keyword; cosmetics) on 28 August 2002@05:47:59.
David Whitehead (another note and keyword; cosmetics) on 3 May 2012@05:16:23.
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