nature
Φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας -> Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft.
Τhucydides, 2.40.1English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. φύσις, ἡ.
created things: P. γένεσις, ἡ (Plat.).
disposition: P. and V. τρόπος, ὁ, ἦθος, τό, φύσις, ἡ.
kind, class: P. and V. γένος, ὁ.
of what nature, interr. adj.: P. and V. ποῖος; indirect: P. and V. ὁποῖος.
of such a nature, adj.: P. and V. τοιοῦτος, τοιόσδε.
by nature: P. and V. φύσει.
being ill-starred by nature: V. συγγενῶς δύστηνος ὤν (Eur., H.F. 1293).
it isn't human nature that I should have neglected all my own affairs: P. οὐ γὰρ ἀνθρωπίνῳ ἔοικε τὸ ἐμὲ τῶν μὲν ἐμαυτοῦ ἁπάντων ἡμεληκέναι (Plat., Ap. 31B).
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