φῐλοσοφ-έω (philosopheo)

Where it lives

Lovers 15 · 62.74/10k
De Divinatione per Somnum 1 · 8.34/10k
Lysis 5 · 7.19/10k
Machabaeorum IV 4 · 5.18/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 49 · 4.58/10k
Apology 4 · 4.58/10k
Discourses 27 · 3.64/10k
Epistles 6 · 3.54/10k
Symposium 6 · 3.44/10k
Phaedo 7 · 3.21/10k
Gorgias 8 · 3.04/10k
Philebus 4 · 2.27/10k

Densest 12 of 30 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

φῐλοσοφ-έω · philosoph-eō — LSJ

love knowledge, pursue it

love knowledge, pursue it, φιλοσοφέων γῆν πολλὴν . . ἐπελήλυθας (sc. Solon) Hdt. 1.30; φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας Th. 2.40; φιλοσοφήσετε καὶ σκέψεσθε τί . . Isoc. 8.116, cf. 12.236; θεῶν οὐδεὶς φιλοσοφεῖ οὐδʼ ἐπιθυμεῖ σοφὸς γενέσθαι, ἔστι γάρ Pl. Smp. 204a; ὑπέλαβον φιλοσοφοῦντά με δεῖν ζῆν, says Socrates, Id. Ap. 28e; φ. περὶ τῆς ἀληθείας Arist. Metaph. 983b2; περὶ τοὺς ποιητάς Isoc. 15.45, cf. Arist. Pol. 1279b13; ὑπέρ τινος Luc. Am. 31; διὰ τὸ θαυμάζειν οἱ ἄνθρωποι . . ἤρξαντο φιλοσοφεῖν Aris

b quibble

in bad sense, quibble, περί τινος Lys. 8.11.

2 teach philosophy, lecturing

teach philosophy, οἱ παιδεύοντες καὶ φιλοσοφοῦντες Isoc. 3.9, cf. Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.192a; νουθετεῖς καὶ φιλοσοφεῖς you are lecturing me, ib. Adul. 69b.

3 lead a well-regulated life

lead a well-regulated life, Gal. 5.462.

II discuss, investigate, study, pursue, treat scientifically, represents truly, to be examined scientifically, subjects of speculation

c. acc., discuss, investigate, study, μελετᾶν καὶ φ. τι Isoc. 8.5; φιλοσοφεῖν φιλοσοφίαν διʼ ἧς . . pursue a philosophy . . , X. Mem. 4.2.23; φιλοσοφίαν καινὴν . . οὗτος φ. (sc. Zeno) Philem. 85; τὴν πολιτικὴν φ. Arist. EN 1152b2; πρὸς τὴν ὀλιγοσιτίαν πολλὰ πεφιλοσόφηκεν ὁ νομοθέτης Id. Pol. 1272a22; φ. τὰ Στωικά S.E. P. 1.235; τὰ τοῦ βίου πράγματα D.H. Rh. 11.2; treat scientifically, θαλάσσας Philostr. VA 4.24; metaph., φ. ἡ γραφὴ τὰ τῶν μύθων σώματα painting represents truly, Philostr. Im. 1.

2 study, work at

generally, study, work at a thing, φ. λόγον Isoc. 4.6; ὅσοι φιλοσοφοῦντες ἐκμοχθοῦσί τι Trag.Adesp. 522.

3 devise ingeniously, contrive

devise ingeniously, contrive, φ. τοῦτο, ὅπως . . Lys. 24.10, Isoc. 15.121, Men. 242; οὕτω πεφιλοσόφηκεν ὥστε . . D. l.c.

In the wild

φιλοσοφοῦσιν · philosophousin Aristotle, De Divinatione per Somnum (DIORISIS sentence 7)
φιλοσοφησάντων · philosophēsantōn Aristotle, Metaphysics book 1 (DIORISIS sentence 54)
φιλοσοφήσαντας · philosophēsantas Aristotle, Metaphysics book 1 (DIORISIS sentence 78)
φιλοσοφεῖν · philosophein Aristotle, Metaphysics book 1 (DIORISIS sentence 55)
φιλοσοφησάντων · philosophēsantōn Aristotle, Metaphysics book 1 (DIORISIS sentence 82)
ἐφιλοσόφησαν · ephilosophēsan Aristotle, Metaphysics book 1 (DIORISIS sentence 58)

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