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σκεπτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: σκεπτικός

Structure: σκεπτικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ske/yis

Sense

  1. thoughtful, inquiring

Examples

  • ἔστιν οὖν κριτήριον κατὰ τοὺσ σκεπτικοὺσ τὸ φαινόμενον, ὡσ καὶ Αἰνεσίδημόσ φησιν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 46:4)
  • τινὲσ δὲ καὶ τὴν ἀπάθειαν, ἄλλοι δὲ τὴν πρᾳότητα τέλοσ εἰπεῖν φασι τοὺσ σκεπτικούσ. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 48:8)

Synonyms

  1. thoughtful

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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