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Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πρόκοττα: ἢ προκόττα, ἡ, Δωρ. λέξις ἀντὶ προκόμιον, Πολυδ. Β΄, 29· «προκότταν· τὴν πρὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς τρίχωσιν· κοττὶς γὰρ παρὰ τοῖς Δωριεῦσιν ἡ κεφαλὴ λέγεται» Φώτ.· «εἶδος κουρᾶς· ἢ κεφαλῆς τρίχωμα» κτλ. Ἡσύχ., ἔνθα καὶ «προκοττίς· χαίτη».

Greek Monolingual

και προκόττα, ἡ, Α
(δωρ. τ.) το προκόμιον.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < προ- + κοττίς «κεφαλή», κατά τα θηλ. σε -α].