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θετικός

θετικός, fit for placing

θετικός, ή, όν,
  • fit for placing, ὀνομάτων θ. prompt at giving names, D.H. Comp. 16, cf. Ph. 2.101. Adv. -κῶς appositely, D.H. Rh. 3.5.
    • II concerning adoption, νόμοι Arist. Pol. 1274b4.
    • III belonging to a θέσις, disputable, ὑπόθεσις Philostr. VS 2.6; τὰ θ. τῶν χωρίων ib. 29; so τὰ θ. alone, Phld. Rh. 1.206 S.; θ. κεφάλαιον Theon Prog. 2; τὴν ζήτησιν θ. ποιεῖσθαι to make the question a matter of argument, Str. 2.3.7; Lat. genus instituendi θετικώτερον, addressed to reason rather than feeling, Cic. QF 3.3.4. Adv. Comp. -κώτερον Aps. p.333 H.
    • IV positive, affirmative, opp. negative (ἀρνητικός), Numen. ap. Eus. PE 14.8. Adv. -κῶς positively, affirmatively, D.L. 9.75; οὐ λίαν θ. not very positively, Phld. Rh. 1.371 S.
      • 2 Gramm., positive, τὸ θετικόν the positive degree, Sch.D Il. 4.277.
        • b expressing obligation, of verbals in -τέον, D.T. 642.16; θετικῶς· τὸ ὀφειλόμενον γενέσθαι, Hsch.
    • V arbitrary, χρῆσις τῶν ὀνομάτων S.E. P. 2.256. Adv. -κῶς ib. 1.38.

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