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Single Idea 11328

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

Full Idea

Episteme: knowledge, understanding

Gist of Idea

Episteme: knowledge, understanding

Source

PG (Db (lexicon) [c.1001 BCE], 35)


A Reaction

Note that 'episteme' can form a plural in Greek, but we can't say 'knowledges', so we have to say 'branches of knowledge', or 'sciences'.