Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

σκεπτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: σκεπτικός

Structure: σκεπτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ske/yis

Sense

  1. thoughtful, inquiring

Examples

  • οὗτοι πάντεσ Πυρρώνειοι μὲν ἀπὸ τοῦ διδασκάλου, ἀπορητικοὶ δὲ καὶ σκεπτικοὶ καὶ ἔτι ἐφεκτικοὶ καὶ ζητητικοὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἱο͂ν δόγματοσ προσηγορεύοντο. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 9:7)
  • ζητητικοὶ μὲν οὖν ἀπὸ τοῦ πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν, σκεπτικοὶ δ’ ἀπὸ τοῦ σκέπτεσθαι ἀεὶ καὶ μηδέποτε εὑρίσκειν, ἐφεκτικοὶ δ’ ἀπὸ τοῦ μετὰ τὴν ζήτησιν πάθουσ· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 10:1)
  • Οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ Ξενοφάνησ καὶ Ζήνων ὁ Ἐλεάτησ καὶ Δημόκριτοσ κατ’ αὐτοὺσ σκεπτικοὶ τυγχάνουσιν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 12:1)
  • Διετέλουν δὴ οἱ σκεπτικοὶ τὰ τῶν αἱρέσεων δόγματα πάντ’ ἀνατρέποντεσ, αὐτοὶ δ’ οὐδὲν ἀπεφαίνοντο δογματικῶσ, ἑώσ δὲ τοῦ προφέρεσθαι τὰ τῶν ἄλλων καὶ διηγεῖσθαι μηδὲν ὁρίζοντεσ, μηδ’ αὐτὸ τοῦτο. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 14:1)
  • ἀναιροῦσι δ’ οἱ σκεπτικοὶ καὶ αὐτὴν τὴν "Οὐδὲν μᾶλλον" φωνήν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 16:1)

Synonyms

  1. thoughtful

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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