argument
From LSJ
Γυνὴ δ' ὅλως οὐ συμφέρον βουλεύεται → Nulla umquam spectat mulier, utile quod siet → Die Frau sinnt gänzlich nicht auf das, was nützlich ist
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
dispute: P. and V. ἀγών, ὁ, ἔρις, ἡ, ἅμιλλα, ἡ, P. ἀμφισβήτησις, ἡ; see quarrel.
arguments, reasonings: P. and V. ἐνθυμήματα, τά.
case put forward: P. and V. λόγος, ὁ.
plot, story: P. σύστασις, ἡ (Aristotle).
let us see whether Nicias thinks he is making a point, and whether he is not speaking thus for the sake of argument: P. ὁρῶμεν μὴ Νικιας οἴεταί τι λέγειν καὶ οὐ λόγου ἕνεκα ταῦτα λέγει (Plato, Laches, 196C).
