probability
From LSJ
τὰ πρὸ Εὐκλείδου ἐξετάζειν → investigate what happened before the flood, investigate what happened in the distant past, investigate what happened before Euclid, investigate what happened before the year of Euclid
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. τὸ εἰκός. In all human probability you are exempt from the likelihood of dying tomorrow: P. σὺ γὰρ ὅσα γε τἀνθρώπεια ἐκτὸς εἶ τοῦ μέλλειν ἀποθνήσκειν αὔριον (Plat., Crito, 46E). In all probability: P. κατὰ τὸ εἰκός, ὡς τὸ εἰκός, ἐκ τοῦ εἰκότος, P. and V. εἰκότως. When in all human probability they may still survive: P. οἷς παρὸν ἀνθρωπείως ἔτι σώζεσθαι (Thuc. 5, 103).
