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φυσικός

φυσικός, natural, native

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φυσικώτατον masculine accusative singular superlative, neuter nominative singular superlative, neuter vocative singular superlative, neuter accusative singular superlative of φυσικός

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φῠσικός, ή, όν,
  • natural, produced or caused by nature, inborn, native, once in X.,Mem. 3.9.1, not in Pl., freq. in Arist. (τὰ περὶ γένεσιν φ. Ph. 191a3, al.), and later Prose; opp. διδακτός, X. l.c.; opp. νομικός (conventional), δίκαιον Arist. EN 1134b19; ἡ φ. χρῆσις, opp. ἡ παρὰ φύσιν, Ep.Rom. 1.26; of style, natural, simple, ἀληθὲς καὶ φ. χρῶμα D.H. Th. 42; τὸ φ., opp. τὸ τεχνικόν, ib. 34: φ. υἱός, = ὁ ἐκ πορνείας γεγονώς, opp. γνήσιος, Thom.Mag. p.362 R.; υἱὸς γνήσιος καὶ φ. PLips. 28.18 (iv A. D.). Adv. -κῶς by nature, naturally, κινητόν, κινεῖσθαι, Arist. Ph. 201a24, Cael. 307b32; ὠχυρωμένη φ. λίμνῃ D.S. 20.55; ἀκατασκεύως καὶ φ. Plb. 6.4.7, etc.
        • b belonging to the nature of a plant, characteristic, Thphr. HP 8.4.4, al.
      • 2 belonging to growth, Stoic. 2.205, al.
      • 3 φ. ὀδόντες milk-teeth, Nicom. ap. Theol.Ar. 49.
    • II of or concerning the order of external nature, natural, physical, ἡ φ. ἐπιστήμη Arist. PA 640a2; φ. φιλοσοφία ib. 653a9; ἡ φ. Id. Metaph. 1026a6, etc.; opp. μαθηματική, θεολογική, ib. 1064b2; τὰ φ. ib. 1026a4; οἱ φ. λόγοι f.l. for οἱ φυσιολόγοι, Id. EN 1154b7; φ. προτάσεις, opp. ἠθικαί, λογικαί, Id. Top. 105b21; τὸ φ., τὸ ἠθικόν, τὸ λογικόν, the three branches of philosophy, Zeno Stoic. 1.15, etc., cf. S.E. P. 2.13; τὰ πρῶτα καὶ -ώτατα the primal elements of things, Plu. Pyth. 2.395d.
      • 2 ὁ φ. an inquirer into nature, natural philosopher, Arist. de An. 403a28, PA 641a21, Metaph. 1005a34; περὶ πασῶν [τῶν αἰτιῶν] εἰδέναι τοῦ φ. Id. Ph. 198a22, cf. Metaph. 1026a5: esp. of the Ionic and other pre-Socratic philosophers, Id. Ph. 184b17, 187a12, 205a5, al.: also ὁ φ., of Epicurus, Phylarch. 24J.; ὁ φυσικώτατος, of Thales, Luc. Ner. 4.
        • b army surgeon, dub. in IG 1(2).950.153.
      • 3 ἡ φ. ἀκρόασις, title of a treatise by Arist.; τὰ φυσικά, a name given to his physical treatises, Id. Ph. 267b21, Metaph. 1042b8; ἐπιτομὴ φυσικῶν Id. Pr. 10tit.
      • 4 Adv. -κῶς according to the laws of nature, Id. Ph. 198a23; opp. λογικῶς, ib. 204b10: Comp. -ώτερον εἰπεῖν Id. GC 335b25.
    • III later, belonging to occult laws of nature, magical, φ. φάρμακα spells or amulets, Alex.Trall. 1.15; φυσικοῖς χρῆσθαι Gp. 2.18.8; φ. θεραπεία ib. 2.42.3; φ. δακτύλιοι Sch. Ar. Pl. 884. Adv. -κῶς Gp. 9.1.5.

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