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Transliterations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2024

Andrea Falcon
Affiliation:
Concordia University, Montréal

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The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings
Aristotle and Theophrastus on Animals and Plants
, pp. xii
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024
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Here I transliterate a few terms and expressions that are important for the overall argument of this book.

βίος (pl. βίοι)bios (pl. bioi)mode(s) of life
γένεσις (pl. γενέσεις)genesis (pl. geneseis)generation, modes of generation
δένδρον (pl. δένδρα)dendron (pl. dendra)tree(s), plant(s)
διαφορά (pl. διαφοραί)diaphora (pl. diaphorai)difference(s)
ἐν τύπῳen tupȏiin outline
ζῆνzênliving, being alive
ζωήzoêlife
ζῷον (pl. ζῷα)zȏion (pl. zȏia)living being(s), animal(s)
καθόλουkatholouin general
κύημαkuêmafirst mixture (in generation)
μέγιστα γένηmegista genêlarge kinds
σπέρμα (pl. σπέρματα)sperma (pl. spermata)seed(s)
τὸ διότιto diotithe reason why
τὸ ὅτιto hotithe fact that
φυτόν (pl. φυτά)phyton (pl. phyta)plant(s)
χωρίςchȏrisseparately

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  • Transliterations
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  • Transliterations
  • Andrea Falcon, Concordia University, Montréal
  • Book: The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings
  • Online publication: 30 May 2024
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