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δεικ-τέον

deikteon

one must show, prove

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Where it lives

  • Analytica priora et posteriora 5 · 0.9/10k
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  • Enneads 6 · 0.28/10k
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  • Politics 1 · 0.15/10k
  • Metaphysics 1 · 0.13/10k

What it meant — LSJ

one must show, prove, it is, duty to point out

one must show, prove, X. Mem. 3.5.8; περί τινος Thphr. CP 3.7.5; τοὺς νόμους δεικτέον μοι it is my duty to point out . ., D. 18.58, cf. Porph. Abst. 3.7.

In the wild

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Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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