Etymology

epichireme

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Today it means: A dialectical inference; a syllogism based on probable premises (endoxa), as opposed to a philosopheme which is a demonstrative or scientific syllogism based on true premises. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιχείρημα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιχείρημα
  2. English todayepichireme

From Ancient Greek ἐπιχείρημα (epikheírēma), from ἐπιχειρέω (epikheiréō, “to attempt, to prove”, literally “to put one's hand on”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”).

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