practical
practical
adj.
Ar. and P. πρακτῐκός.
adj.
Ar. and P. πρακτῐκός.
PRACTICAL
in agendo positus activus administrativus (opposed to contemplativus [θεωρητικός]: of arts sciences etc. that relate to practice; post-Augustan; Vid: Quint. 2 18 in. and fin.; Sen. Ep. 95 10): usu peritus; ipso usu perdoctus; ad cujus scientiam usus accedit; alicujus rei usum habens (accustomed to practice; as we say a practical man). Practical knowledge usus: to have a practical knowledge of anything aliquid usu cognitum habere; aliquid usu didicisse; alicujus rei usum habere: practical utility utilitas; usus popularis et civilis (purposes of practical utility in daily life): a practical doctrine praeceptum quod ad institutionem vitae communis spectat: I am a practical teacher ita tracto litteras ut eas ad usum transferam: practical men qui ad usum artes (or omnia) transferunt: to make a practical application of anything aliquid ad vitae usum conferre: aliquid ad vitam communem adducere; aliquid ita tractare ut id ad usum transferam: aliquid in usu habere.
in agendo positus activus administrativus (opposed to contemplativus [θεωρητικός]: of arts sciences etc. that relate to practice; post-Augustan; Vid: Quint. 2 18 in. and fin.; Sen. Ep. 95 10): usu peritus; ipso usu perdoctus; ad cujus scientiam usus accedit; alicujus rei usum habens (accustomed to practice; as we say a practical man). Practical knowledge usus: to have a practical knowledge of anything aliquid usu cognitum habere; aliquid usu didicisse; alicujus rei usum habere: practical utility utilitas; usus popularis et civilis (purposes of practical utility in daily life): a practical doctrine praeceptum quod ad institutionem vitae communis spectat: I am a practical teacher ita tracto litteras ut eas ad usum transferam: practical men qui ad usum artes (or omnia) transferunt: to make a practical application of anything aliquid ad vitae usum conferre: aliquid ad vitam communem adducere; aliquid ita tractare ut id ad usum transferam: aliquid in usu habere.
practical:
I. Experimental; not merely theoretical: expr. by ūsus, ūs: wonderful p. knowledge of the art of war, mirificus usus in re militari, Cic. Sext. 5, 12: p. acquaintance with the bar, usus exercitatioque forensis, id. Div. Verr. 15, init.: of p. use, in usu necessarius, id. Leg. 1, 4, 14: a p. treatise, *liber ad usum (artis) accommodatus.
II. Relating to human life and morals: expr. by usus (vitae), vita, mores, etc. Phr.. p. rules of conduct, praecepta quibus usus vitae confirmari possit, id. Off. , 3, init.; praecepta quae ad institutionem vitae (communis) spectant, id. Off. 1, 3, init.: p. philosophy, philosophia in qua de hominum vita et moribus disputatur, id. Br. 7, 31; (ea) quae est de vita et moribus philosophia, id. Tusc. 3, 4, 8: the affairs of p. life, (eae) res quae tractantur in vita, id. Off. 1, 5, extr.; cf. actio vitae, ib. § 17: p. results, actio rerum: v. Nägels. p. 58. As phil. t. t., p. philosophy (opp. theoretical), philosophia activa (opp. contemplativa), Sen. Ep. 95, 10. (Practicus, v. late and rare.)
III. Of a person, possessing experimental not theoretical knowledge: *qui rem usu callet, qui alicujus rei magnum usum habet.
I. Experimental; not merely theoretical: expr. by ūsus, ūs: wonderful p. knowledge of the art of war, mirificus usus in re militari, Cic. Sext. 5, 12: p. acquaintance with the bar, usus exercitatioque forensis, id. Div. Verr. 15, init.: of p. use, in usu necessarius, id. Leg. 1, 4, 14: a p. treatise, *liber ad usum (artis) accommodatus.
II. Relating to human life and morals: expr. by usus (vitae), vita, mores, etc. Phr.. p. rules of conduct, praecepta quibus usus vitae confirmari possit, id. Off. , 3, init.; praecepta quae ad institutionem vitae (communis) spectant, id. Off. 1, 3, init.: p. philosophy, philosophia in qua de hominum vita et moribus disputatur, id. Br. 7, 31; (ea) quae est de vita et moribus philosophia, id. Tusc. 3, 4, 8: the affairs of p. life, (eae) res quae tractantur in vita, id. Off. 1, 5, extr.; cf. actio vitae, ib. § 17: p. results, actio rerum: v. Nägels. p. 58. As phil. t. t., p. philosophy (opp. theoretical), philosophia activa (opp. contemplativa), Sen. Ep. 95, 10. (Practicus, v. late and rare.)
III. Of a person, possessing experimental not theoretical knowledge: *qui rem usu callet, qui alicujus rei magnum usum habet.
πρακτικός
fit for action, fit for business, business-like, practical
effective, practical
ὁδοποιητικός
finding a way, practical
fit for action, fit for business, business-like, practical
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ἀνυστικόςeffective, practical
ὁδοποιητικός
finding a way, practical