Single Idea 11345

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 3. Greek-English Lexicon]

Full Idea

Metechein: partaking, sharing

Gist of Idea

Metechein: partaking, sharing

Source

PG (Db (lexicon) [c.1001 BCE], 56)


A Reaction

The key word in Plato for the difficult question of the relationships between the Forms and the particulars. The latter 'partake' of the former. Hm. Compare modern 'instantiation', which strikes me as being equally problematic.