Stephanus number
Stephanus number noun: a standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.
Noun
Stephanus number (plural Stephanus numbers)
- A standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.
- 1974: Plato [aut.] and Desmond Lee [tr.], The Republic, Translator’s Introduction, page 56 (2ⁿᵈ ed. (revised); Penguin Classics; →ISBN
The Republic is traditionally divided into ten books. But this division, as has often been pointed out, was dictated rather by the technicalities of book-production...
- 1974: Plato [aut.] and Desmond Lee [tr.], The Republic, Translator’s Introduction, page 56 (2ⁿᵈ ed. (revised); Penguin Classics; →ISBN
Forms of Stephanus number
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Origin of Stephanus number
Stephanus (the surname of the writer of a famous early translation (in 1578) of the dialogues of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato) + number (meaning page number)
Questions about Stephanus number
- What does Stephanus number mean?
- Stephanus number means a standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.
- What part of speech is Stephanus number?
- Stephanus number is a noun.
- What is the plural of Stephanus number?
- The plural of Stephanus number is Stephanus numbers.
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