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Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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Words With Similar Definitions
Greek1: entelecheia 2: energêma 3: dêmiourgia 4: drasis 5: rhômê
Latin1: actuosus 2: vigor 3: reapse 4: - 5: -
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Words That Regularly Appear With energeia
In Perseus Texts:dunamishêdonahêdonêhexiseudaimonia
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energ-eia, hê, activity, operation, opp. hexis (disposition), Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1098b33, al.; zôiou Plb.1.4.7; hê chara kai hê euphrosunê kata kinêsin energeiai blepontai Epicur.Fr.2; opp. aogia, Hierocl. in CA19p.461M.: pl., pantodapai e. Polystr.au=Hierocl. in CA =lr W.; e. kai spoudê PTeb.616 (ii A.D.); physiological function, Gal.6.21; performance, tôn kathêkontôn Ph.1.91; activity, of drugs, Gal.6.467; force, of an engine, D.S.20.95 (but, mechanism, 'action', Hero Aut.1.7).

b. workmanship, Aristeas au=Hero Aut. 1.59=lr.

2. esp. of divine or supernatural action, Ep.Eph.1.19, al., Aristeas au=Ep.Eph. 1.266=lr; e. theou Dios Baitokaikês OGI262.4 (Syria, iii A.D.); magical operation, hiera e. PMag.Par.1.159.

3. pl., energeiai cosmic forces, Herm.ap.Stob.1.41.6.

4. Gramm., active force, opp. pathos, D.T.637.29, A.D.Synt.9.9 (pl.), al.; energeiai kai pathê active and passive forms, Alex.Fig.2.14.

5. Rhet., vigour of style, Aristot. Rh. 1411b28.

II. in the philos. of Arist., opp. dunamis, actuality, Metaph.au=Arist. 1048a26, al.; opp. hulê, IBID=au=Arist. 1043a20; hê hôs e. ousia, substance in the sense of actuality, IBID=au=Arist. 1042b10; opp. entelecheia, as actuality to full reality, IBID=au=Arist. 1050a22, au=Arist. 1047a30; energeiai actually, opp. dunamei, IBID=au=Arist. 1045b19, al., etc.