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ὄργανον

organon

implement, tool, instrument, sense organ, organ

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What it meant

1. ὄργανον · organon — Beekes

ὄργανον [n.] ‘implement, tool, instrument, sense organ, organ’ (Hp., Ctes., Att, Arist.). 4«1Ὲ *uerg- ‘work’> *COMP Few compounds, e.g. ὀργανο-ποιός [m.] ‘instrument maker’ (Ὁ. S.). eDER Diminutive dpyav-tov (AP, M. Ant.), -τκός ‘instrumental, operative, practical’ (Arist.), -ίτης [m.] ‘engineer’ (pap. IV?), -ἰστής [m.] ‘engineer of waterworks’ (pap. IIP), unattested *dpyavilw, but δι-, κατ-οργανίζω (AP, Alchem.); … — [Beekes, s.v. ὄργανον, p. 1147]

2. ὄργανον · organon — Chantraine

ὄργανον : ἡ. «instrument s (ion.-alt., etc.), instrument de chirurgie (Hp., etc.), instrument de musique (Simon., PL, etc.), organe des sens (PL, etc.) dit du corps et de ses organes (Arist., etc.), dit de la logique comme instrument de connaissance (Arist.), rarernent «résultat d’un travail » (S., E.). Rares composés : ὀργανοποιός «fabricant d'instruments » (D.S., etc.), dvépyavos (Plu.). Dérivés : ὀργάνιον dimin. … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄργανον, p. 832]

3. ὄργανον · organon — Frisk

ὄργανον n. “Werkzeug, Gerät, Instrument, Sinneswerkzeug, Organ’ (Hp., Ktes., att., Arist. usw.); vereinzelte Kompp. wie ὀργανο-ποιός m. "Instrumentenmacher’ (Ὁ. 5. u.a.). — Davon ὀργάν-τον Demin. (AP, M. Ant.), -ἰκός "als Werkzeug dienend, wirksam, praktisch’ (Arist. u.a.), -ἴτης m. ‘Ingenieur’ (Pap. IVP; Redard 36), -ἰστής m. “I. bei einem Wasserwerk’ (Pap. IIP), unbelegt Ἐὀργανίζω, aber δι-, xar-ooyaviiw (AP, … — [Frisk, s.v. ὄργανον, p. 1382]

4. ὄργανον · organon — LSJ

instrument, implement, tool, for making, doing, engine of war, tackle

instrument, implement, tool, for making or doing a thing, S. Tr. 905, cf. ἀθηρόβρωτος; λογχοποιῶν ὄργανα E. Ba. 1208, cf. Ion 1030 ; πολεμικὰ ὅπλα τε καὶ ὄργανα Pl. R. 374d, cf. Lg. 956a ; ὄ. without any Adj., engine of war, Ctes. Fr. 81 ; τὰ ναυτικὰ ὄ. tackle, Pl. Plt. 298d ; ὄ. ὅσα περὶ γεωργίαν Id. R. 370d ; ὄνομα ἄρα διδασκαλικόν τί ἐστιν ὄ. Id. Cra. 388b ; ὄργανα χρόνων or χρόνου, of the stars, Id. Ti. 41e, 42d ; ὄ. κυβευτικά Aeschin. 1.59; of a person, ἁπάντων ἀεὶ κακῶν ὄ. S. Aj. 380 (lyr.

2 organ of sense, apprehension

organ of sense or apprehension, τὰ περὶ τὰς αἰσθήσεις ὄ. Pl. R. 508b ; τὸ ὄ. ᾧ καταμανθάνει ἕκαστος ib. 518c, cf. Tht. 185c, al.; διʼ ἀμυδρῶν ὀ. θεᾶσθαί τι Id. Phdr. 250b, cf. Ti. 45b, Epicur. Nat. 11.6, 7.

b organs, organs, organ

of the body and its different parts, Arist. PA 642a11, 645b14, GA 716a24, Phld. Mus. pp. 71,96 K., Gal. 10.47 ; the hand is called ὄργανον ὀργάνων or ὄ. πρὸ ὀργάνων, Arist. de An. 432a2, PA 687a21 ; τὰ πορευτικὰ ὄ. the organs of locomotion, Id. GA 732b28; ὄ. πρὸς ἐργασίαν τῆς τροφῆς the digestive organs, ib. 788b24 ; τὸ ὄ. τὸ περὶ τὴν ἀναπνοήν the respiratory organ, Id. PA 664a29 ; τὰ ὄ. τὰ χρήσιμα πρὸς τὴν ὀχείαν Id. HA 500a15 ; of plants, Id. de An. 412b1, PA 656a2.

3 musical instrument

musical instrument, Simon. 31, f.l. in A. Fr. 57.1 ; ὁ μὲν διʼ ὀργάνων ἐκήλει ἀνθρώπους, of Marsyas, Pl. Smp. 215c ; ἄνευ ὀργάνων ψιλοῖς λόγοις ibid., cf. Plt. 268b ; ὄ. πολύχορδα Id. R. 399c, al.; μετʼ ᾠδῆς καί τινων ὀργάνων Phld. Mus. p.98K.; of the pipe, Melanipp. 2, Telest. 1.2.

4 surgical instrument

surgical instrument, Hp. Off. 2, X. Cyr. 5.3.47, Pl. Plt. 298c.

II work, product

concrete, work or product, μελίσσης κηρόπλαστον ὄ. S. Fr. 398.5 ; λαϊνέοισιν Ἀμφίονος ὀ., of the walls of Thebes, E. Ph. 115 (lyr.).

III instrument

of logic as an instrument of philosophy, ἡ λογικὴ πραγματεία ὀργάνου χώραν ἔχει ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ Alex.Aphr. in Top. 74.29, cf. Phlp. in APr. 6.23 ; πᾶσα τεχνικὴ διδασκαλία ὑπὸ τὸ λογικὸν ὄ. ἀνάγεται Sch.D.T. p.161 H.; but τὸ ὄ. as title of Aristotleʼs collected logical writings lacks authority.

IV instrument, table of calculations

instrument or table of calculations, εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὸ προκείμενον ὄργανον Vett.Val. 20.12.

V

ὄ. χλούνιον, = ἠρύγγιον, Ps.-Dsc. 3.21.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ὄργανον (scan pp. 1147-1148; entry #4618). Root candidates: *uerg-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὄργανον (scan p. 832; entry #5994).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὄργανον (scan pp. 1382-1383; entry #4310).

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