πάντες ἄνθρωποι τοῦ εἰδέναι ὀρέγονται φύσει → all men naturally desire knowledge
meaning: P. and V. δύναμις, ἡ, P. διάνοια, ἡ, βούλησις, ἡ; see meaning.
such was the purport of Nicias' letter: P. ἡ τοῦ Νικίου ἐπιστολὴ τοσαῦτα ἐδήλου (Thuc. 7, 16).
See mean.