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Headword:
*tro/pon
Adler number: tau,1055
Translated headword: mode, manner, custom, mood, fashion, way
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [Meaning] character.[1]
A mode in deductive arguments [is], as it were, a form of an argument, such as the following: "If A, [then] B; but the first [is true]. Therefore, the second [is true]." The mode-argument was introduced in order to avoid stating the minor premise and the conclusion in long chains of arguments, but to conclude succinctly: "A; therefore, B."[2]
And the Pisidian [writes]: "the barbarian [sc. was indecisive] both by reason and by temperament".[3] Meaning by character.
Greek Original:*tro/pon: h)=qos. tro/pos de\ e)pi\ tw=n sullogismw=n, oi(onei\ sxh=ma tou= lo/gou, oi(=on o( toiou=tos: ei) to\ a#, to\ b#: a)lla\ mh\n to\ prw=ton: to\ a)/ra deu/teron. pareish/xqh de\ o( logo/tropos u(pe\r tou= e)n tai=s makrote/rais sunta/cesi tw=n lo/gwn mhke/ti th\n pro/slhyin makra\n ou)=san kai\ th\n e)pifora\n le/gein, a)lla\ sunto/mws e)penegkei=n, to\ de\ a#, to\ a)/ra b#. kai\ *pisi/dhs: o( ba/rbaros de\ tw=| lo/gw| kai\ tw=| tro/pw|. a)nti\ tou= tw=| h)/qei.
Notes:
[1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica; references at
Photius tau502 Theodoridis. The headword, accusative singular of this noun, must be quoted from somewhere but is far too common to track down.
[2] Largely taken from
Diogenes Laertius 7.77, which gives some definitions of the Stoic philosopher
Crinis (2nd century BCE) concerning what an argument is, types of arguments, etc. This 'scheme or form of argument' is the form of the propositional argument corresponding to the so-called
modus ponendo ponens: 'If p, then q; but p. Therefore, q', where the letters 'p' and 'q' are propositional variables. This is also the first (of the five) 'indemonstrable arguments' (
a)napo/dektoi lo/goi) recognized by the Stoics, that is, the one in which a complete argument is constructed out of a conditional ('if p, then q') and the antecedent of the conditional ('p') with its consequent ('q') as a conclusion (see
Diogenes Laertius 7.79-80, where this is attributed to the Stoic
Chrysippus). The first part of this material also appears (with some variations) at
lambda 659.
[3] George of
Pisidia,
Persian Expedition 3.17 Tartaglia, on the Persian general Shahrbaraz. Here the Suda transmits
lo/gw|, whereas the Pisidian's original text reads
ge/nei: "both by lineage and by temperament". On Shahrbaraz, see
iota 696 note and
pi 282 note.
References:
K. Hülser, Die Fragmente zur Dialektik der Stoiker Neue Sammlung der Texte mit deutscher Übersetzung und Kommentaren, (Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt 1987-1988, 4 volumes)
Mates, B. Stoic Logic (Berkeley 1961)
Keywords: biography; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; ethics; geography; philosophy; poetry; rhetoric
Translated by: Marcelo Boeri on 3 June 2004@12:21:28.
Vetted by:Catharine Roth (cosmetics, status) on 4 June 2004@01:46:05.
David Whitehead (another keyword; cosmetics) on 4 June 2004@03:34:07.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaking) on 16 January 2014@03:25:01.
Catharine Roth (tweaked translation) on 9 January 2026@00:06:42.
Ronald Allen (tweaked translation after discussion with Catharine Roth) on 13 January 2026@12:00:12.
Ronald Allen (expanded n.3, added cross-references and keyword) on 14 January 2026@11:54:43.
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