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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

  • καθ’ ὃ εὐλόγωσ ἂν αἱρ́εσιν τὴν Σκεπτικὴν καλοῖμεν. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, , PROOIMION 20:6)
  • Θεοδόσιοσ δ’ ἐν τοῖσ Σκεπτικοῖσ κεφαλαίοισ οὔ φησι δεῖν Πυρρώνειον καλεῖσθαι τὴν σκεπτικήν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 10:5)
  • πρὸσ τῷ μηδὲ πρῶτον εὑρηκέναι τὴν σκεπτικὴν Πύρρωνα μηδ’ ἔχειν τι δόγμα. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Q, Kef. ia'. PURRWN 10:8)

Synonyms

  1. thoughtful

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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