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What feminine noun is implied in ἐφέροντο τὴν πρώτην "were the leaders" (Philostratus)?
Philostratus, Lives of the Sophists 1.18:
ἡ Ἀθήνησι δημαγωγία διειστήκει πᾶσα, καὶ οἱ μὲν βασιλεῖ ἐπιτήδειοι ἦσαν, οἱ δὲ Μακεδόσιν, ἐφέροντο δὲ ἄρα τὴν πρώτην τῶν μὲν βασιλεῖ χαριζομένων ὁ Παιανιεὺς …
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Did Plato describe man as "a being in search of meaning"?
I happened upon this Quora question, in which the quote "man, a being in search of meaning" is ascribed to Plato.
Did Plato write this and if so, where? Obviously there are other Platonic quotes along …
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Initial digamma / long diphthong in plupf. ᾔδη?
In Homer, the form ᾔδη "he knew" (3sg. pluperfect of οἶδα) scans as if it began with digamma. This is most evident in Iliad 1.70, where the first syllable scans heavy:
ὃς ᾔδη τά τ᾽ ἐόντα τά τ᾽ ἐσσόμε …
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