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τί ἦν εἶναι

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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: τί ἦν εἶναι Medium diacritics: τί ἦν εἶναι Low diacritics: τι ην είναι Capitals: ΤΙ ΗΝ ΕΙΝΑΙ
Transliteration A: tí ē̂n eînai Transliteration B: ti ēn einai Transliteration C: ti in einai Beta Code: ti/ h)=n ei)=nai

English (LSJ)

τό, as a Subst.,

   A v. εἰμί (sum) F.

Greek Monolingual

(τί ἦν εἶναι, τὸ) Α
αριστοτελικός όρος ο οποίος χρησιμοποιήθηκε για τη δήλωση της φράσης ὄντως ὄν, της πραγματικής υπόστασης, της ουσίας ενός πράγματος.