Greek-English Glossary




ἀγαθοειδές [sic ἀγαθοειδής; see p. 75.] like the good

ἀγαθόν good

αἴσθησις perception

ἀλήθεια unhiddenness, truth

ἀληθές unhidden, true

ἀλλοδοξία substitution

ἀναλογίζεσθαι to reckon


γένεσις origination, genesis

γένος genus

γνῶσις knowledge


δηλοῦν to reveal

διά through

διαλέγειν to discuss, to talk through

διανοεῖν to perceive (through the soul)

διάνοια perceiving (through the soul)

δοκεῖν to show itself, to appear

δόξα view, opinion

δοξάζειν to have a view

δύναμις potentiality for

δύναται be capable of


εἰδέναι to see

εἶδος what-being, look

εἴδωλον image

εἶναι being

ἐπισκοπεῖν to look upon

ἐπιστήμη knowledge, knowing one's way around

ἐπορέγεσθαι to strive for

ἔρως desire, striving


ζυγόν yoke

ζῷον λόγον ἔχον living being possessed of speech


ἥλιοειδές the sun

ἥλιος sun


ἰδέα idea, form, look


κοινόν the common


λαμβάνειν to take

λέγειν to gather, to say

λήθη forgetting

λογίζεσθαι to gather together

λόγος speech, discourse


μαθήματα things we can learn

μεταξύ intermediate, something between

μὴ ὄν non-being, non-entity

μνημοσύνη keeping-in-mind, memory


νοεῖν perceiving (by reason, νοῦς)

νοεῖσθαι to be perceived (in νοεῖν)

νοούμενα [sic νούμενα] what is perceived (in νοεῖν)

νοῦς reason


ὁμοίωσις correspondence

ὄν being (thing), beings

ὁρᾶν to see, to look at

ὁρᾶσθαι to be seen

ὀρθότης correctness

ὁρώμενα what is accessible to the eyes

οὐδέν nothing

οὐσία being


παδεία positionedness, education


σοφός someone who understands

συλλογισμός process of reasoning


τέλος end, goal


φαντασία what appears

φιλομαθής the person who has the drive to really learn

φίλος friend

φιλοσοφεῖν to philosophize

φύσις nature

φῶς illumination, light


ψευδὴς distorted view

ψεῦδος distortion, untruth

ψυχή soul



The Essence of Truth (GA 34) [GA App]

Ereignis