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ὑποθετικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὑποθετικός

Structure: ὑποθετικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. hypothetical
  2. belonging to the subject
  3. suggestive, hortatory

Examples

  • ὅτι οὐδέποτε τούτου ἕνεκα ἀνέγνωμεν, οὐδέποτε τούτου ἕνεκα ἐγράψαμεν, ἵν’ ἐπὶ τῶν ἔργων κατὰ φύσιν χρώμεθα ταῖσ προσπιπτούσαισ φαντασίαισ, ἀλλ’ αὐτοῦ καταλήγομεν μαθεῖν, τί λέγεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ δύνασθαι ἐξηγήσασθαι, τὸν συλλογισμὸν ἀναλῦσαι καὶ τὸν ὑποθετικὸν ἐφοδεῦσαι. (Epictetus, Works, book 4, 14:1)
  • διαφέρει δ’ ἀξίωμα καὶ ἐρώτημα καὶ πύσμα <καὶ> προστακτικὸν καὶ ὁρκικὸν καὶ ἀρατικὸν καὶ ὑποθετικὸν καὶ προσαγορευτικὸν καὶ πρᾶγμα ὅμοιον ἀξιώματι. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, ISTORIWN Z, Kef. a'. ZHNWN 66:1)

Synonyms

  1. hypothetical

  2. belonging to the subject

  3. suggestive

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