"μέθοδος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /mé.tʰo.dos/, /ˈme.θo.ðos/, /ˈme.θo.ðos/, /mé.tʰo.dos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈme.tʰo.dos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈme.θo.ðos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈme.θo.ðos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈme.θo.ðos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μετ’ (met’, “transcending, encompassing, median”) + ὁδός (hodós, “road, way, path”), literally “the transcending path”. Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μετα-|ὁδός|alt1=μετ᾽|lit=the transcending path|t1=transcending, encompassing, median|t2=road, way, path}} μετ’ (met’, “transcending, encompassing, median”) + ὁδός (hodós, “road, way, path”), literally “the transcending path” Head templates: {{grc-noun|μεθόδου|f|second}} μέθοδος • (méthodos) f (genitive μεθόδου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|μέθοδος|μεθόδου|form=F}} Forms: méthodos [romanization], μεθόδου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ μέθοδος [nominative, singular], τὼ μεθόδω [dual, nominative], αἱ μέθοδοι [nominative, plural], τῆς μεθόδου [genitive, singular], τοῖν μεθόδοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν μεθόδων [genitive, plural], τῇ μεθόδῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν μεθόδοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς μεθόδοις [dative, plural], τὴν μέθοδον [accusative, singular], τὼ μεθόδω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς μεθόδους [accusative, plural], μέθοδε [singular, vocative], μεθόδω [dual, vocative], μέθοδοι [plural, vocative]
  1. following after, pursuit
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-QqCvtl6l Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 4 5 27 28 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 11 8 11 15 25 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 23 11 8 10 15 23 10
  2. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, plan
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-CqRDap~b Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 4 5 27 28 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 11 8 11 15 25 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 23 11 8 10 15 23 10
  3. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    doctrine
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-MMN~5tXQ
  4. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    “methodic” medicine
    Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-SP6QJfic Disambiguation of Medicine: 10 11 2 30 23 23 1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 11 8 11 15 25 10
  5. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    (rhetoric) means
    means of recognizing
    Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-HifJ4mLf Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 4 5 27 28 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 11 8 11 15 25 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 23 11 8 10 15 23 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 18 4 4 31 25 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 19 2 2 35 28 3 1 1
  6. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    (rhetoric) means
    mode of treating the subject-matter
    Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-IU5OfW2C Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 15 4 5 27 28 5 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 11 8 11 15 25 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 23 11 8 10 15 23 10
  7. trick, ruse, stratagem
    Sense id: en-μέθοδος-grc-noun-pOQ6BJVQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα- Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with μετα-: 23 11 8 10 15 23 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ἀμεθόδευτος (amethódeutos), ἀμέθοδος (améthodos), ἐμμέθοδος (emméthodos), εὐμεθόδευτος (eumethódeutos), εὐμέθοδος (euméthodos), μεθοδεία (methodeía), μεθόδευμα (methódeuma), μεθόδευσις (methódeusis), μεθοδευτέον (methodeutéon), μεθοδευτής (methodeutḗs), μεθοδευτικός (methodeutikós), μεθοδευτικῶς (methodeutikôs), μεθοδεύω (methodeúō), μεθοδηγέω (methodēgéō), μεθοδιακῶς (methodiakôs), μεθοδικός (methodikós), μεθόδιον (methódion), μεθοδίτης (methodítēs)
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      "ipa": "/mé.tʰo.dos/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mé.tʰo.dos/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tʰo.dos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέθοδος"
}
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      ],
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    },
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      ]
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς μεθόδους",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "μέθοδε",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "amethódeutos",
      "word": "ἀμεθόδευτος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "améthodos",
      "word": "ἀμέθοδος"
    },
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      "roman": "emméthodos",
      "word": "ἐμμέθοδος"
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      "word": "εὐμεθόδευτος"
    },
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      "roman": "euméthodos",
      "word": "εὐμέθοδος"
    },
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      "roman": "methodeía",
      "word": "μεθοδεία"
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      "roman": "methódeuma",
      "word": "μεθόδευμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methódeusis",
      "word": "μεθόδευσις"
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      "roman": "methodeutéon",
      "word": "μεθοδευτέον"
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      "roman": "methodeutḗs",
      "word": "μεθοδευτής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methodeutikós",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "methodeutikôs",
      "word": "μεθοδευτικῶς"
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    {
      "roman": "methodeúō",
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    {
      "roman": "methodēgéō",
      "word": "μεθοδηγέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methodiakôs",
      "word": "μεθοδιακῶς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methodikós",
      "word": "μεθοδικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methódion",
      "word": "μεθόδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "methodítēs",
      "word": "μεθοδίτης"
    }
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      "glosses": [
        "following after, pursuit"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "system"
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        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise",
        "doctrine"
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      "glosses": [
        "pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise",
        "means",
        "means of recognizing"
      ],
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          "investigation",
          "investigation"
        ],
        [
          "inquiry",
          "inquiry"
        ],
        [
          "treatise",
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      ],
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        "rhetoric"
      ]
    },
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/mé.tʰo.dos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mé.tʰo.dos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.tʰo.dos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.θo.ðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "μέθοδος"
}

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