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ἔννοια

ἔννοια, a thought in the mind, notion, conception

ἔννοια, ἡ, (νοῦς)
  • act of thinking, reflection, cogitation (συντονία διανοίας Pl. Def. 414a); ἄξιον ἐννοίας Id. Lg. 657a, al.
      • 2 notion, conception, χρόνου ἔννοια Id. Ti. 47a; ἐν ταῖς περὶ τὸ ὂν . . ἐννοίαις Id. Phlb. 59d; ἔ. λαβεῖν to form an idea, opp. αἴσθησιν λαβεῖν, Id. Phd. 73c; τοῦ καλοῦ ἔ. ἔχειν Arist. EN 1179b15; ἐννοίας χάριν λέγειν Id. Metaph. 1073b12; ἔννοιαι, opp. φαντασίαι, αἰσθήσεις, Id. MA 701b17; κατὰ ἀθρόαν ἔ. Epicur. Ep. 1 p.23 U. (but κατὰ πᾶσαν ἔ. θυμοῦ every kind, variety of anger, Phld. Ir. p.90 W.); δοξαστικαὶ ἔ. Epicur. Sent. 24; εἰς ἔ. ἔρχεσθαί τινος Plb. 1.57.4; εἰς ἔ. τινὸς ἄγειν τινά ib. 49.10; ἡ κοινὴ ἔ. the common notion, Id. 10.27.8; κοιναὶ ἔ. axioms, heading in Euc.; general ideas, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.154, etc.; ψιλὴ ἔ. mere, i.e. vague, notion, Simp. in Ph. 18.1.
      • 3 intent, E. Hel. 1026; ἔννοιαν λαβεῖν form a design, Id. Hipp. 1027; intention of a testator, Is. 1.13; ἔ. ἔχειν περί τι Pl. Lg. 769e; ἔ. ἐμποιεῖν put an idea into oneʼs head, Isoc. 5.150; ἔ. ἐμπίπτει τινί X. An. 3.1.13.
      • 4 good sense, better judgement, παρὰ τὴν ἔννοιαν Plu. Comm.not. 2.1077d.
    • II sense of a word, D.C. 69.21.
    • III Rhet., thought, opp. diction (λέξις), Hermog. Id. 2.4, cf. Prog. 6.

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