μάθημα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό, (μαθεῖν)

   A that which is learnt, lesson, τὰ παθήματα μαθήματα Hdt.1.207; μ. μαθεῖν S.Ph.918; μ. τινός or περί τι, Pl.Smp.211 c, R.525d; προσπορεύεται πρὸς τὰ λοιπὰ μ. PCair.Zen.60.7 (iii B. C.); ἀφεῖσθαι τοὺς παῖδας ἀπὸ τῶν μ. SIG577.77 (Milet., iii/ii B. C.), cf. 578.28 (Teos, ii B. C.), al.    2 learning, knowledge, Ar.Nu.1231, Av.380, Th.2.39, PSI1.94.9 (ii A. D.), etc.; οἱ καθιστάμενοι ἐπὶ τῶν μ. educational authorities, SIG578.66 (Teos, ii B. C.); τὸ μ. τὸ περὶ τὰς τάξεις the science of tactics, Pl.La.182b: freq. in pl., Isoc.12.27, etc.; μαθημάτων φρόντιζε μᾶλλον χρημάτων· τὰ γὰρ μαθήματ' εὐπορεῖ τὰ χρήματα Philem. 232.    3 esp. the mathematical sciences, Archyt.1,3 tit.; τρία μ., i. e. arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy, acc. to Pl.Lg.817e, cf. Phld. Ind.Sto.66; later τὰ τέσσαρα μ. (ἁρμονική being added) Theol.Ar.17; Arist. distd. pure from mixed μ., τὰ φυσικώτερα τῶν μ., οἷον ὀπτικὴ καὶ ἁρμονικὴ καὶ ἀστρονομία Ph. 194a8; ἡ ἐν τοῖς μ. ἁρμονική Metaph.997b21; τὰ μ. περὶ τὰ εἴδη ἐστίν APo.79a7; οἱ ἀπὸ τῶν μ. mathematicians, Cleom.1.8.    4 astrology, AP7.687 (Pall.).    5 creed, Cod.Just.1.1.7.11, al.