μέθοδος
Δεινότερον οὐδὲν ἄλλο μητρυιᾶς κακόν → Nulla est noverca pestis exitalior → Kein schlimmres Übel gibt's als eine Stiefmutter
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (μετά, ὁδός)
A following after, pursuit, νύμφης μέθοδον ποιεῖσθαι Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. ζεῦγος ἡμιονικόν (EM409.35):—hence, II pursuit of knowledge, investigation, Pl.Sph.218d, 235c, al.; μ. ποιεῖσθαι to pursue one's inquiry, ib.243d; ἐν τῇ πρώτῃ μ. Arist.Pol.1289a26: hence, treatise, Dam.Pr.451. 2 mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, Pl.Phdr.270c, Arist.EN1129a6, Pol.1252a18, etc.; ἡ διαλεκτικὴ μ. Pl.R.533c, Arist.Rh.1358a4; joined with τέχνη, Id.EN 1094a1, cf. Phld.Rh.1.32 S.; μ. ἔχειν to have a plan or system, Arist.Top.101a29; ἡ περὶ τὸν πίνακα μ. Plu.Rom.12. 3 ἡ τοῦ πάντα κινεῖσθαι μ. the doctrine of motion, Pl.Tht.183c. 4 'methodic' medicine, ἰητὴρ μεθόδου . . προστάτα Epigr.Gr.306 (Smyrna), cf. Julian. ap.Gal.18(1).256. 5 Rhet., means, τῆς εὑρέσεως, τοῦ κατορθοῦν, τοῦ ἀνεπαχθῶς ἑαυτὸν ἐπαινεῖν, Hermog.Meth.2,22,25. b means of recognizing, τῶν στάσεων Id.Stat.1,2. c mode of treating the subject-matter, Id.Id.1.1. III trick, ruse, Plu.2.176a: pl., Vett. Val.242.11; μ. ἐρωτικαί Aristaenet.1.17; stratagem, LXX 2 Ma. 13.18.
