Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ζητητικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ζητητικός ζητητική ζητητικόν

Structure: ζητητικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: zhte/w

Sense

  1. disposed to searching, inquiry, (in masculine, substantive, chiefly in the plural) Sceptic
  2. (in feminine, substantive) Sceptic philosophy

Examples

  • οὗτοσ μὲν γὰρ ἂν ἡμᾶσ ἀργοὺσ ποιήσειεν καὶ ἔστιν τοῖσ μαλακοῖσ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἡδὺσ ἀκοῦσαι, ὅδε δὲ ἐργατικούσ τε καὶ ζητητικοὺσ ποιεῖ· (Plato, Euthydemus, Protagoras, Gorgias, Meno, 70:4)

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