English Dictionary

Stephanus letter

名詞

(Stephanus pagination) A standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.

日本語の意味

プラトンの対話篇において、与えられた部分（Stephanus番号で示される区切り）がさらに五分割された各区画を識別するための標準的な参照記号（a, b, c, d, もしくは e）を意味する。

When citing a passage in Plato's Republic, include the Stephanus letter to indicate exactly which one-fifth subsection you mean.

プラトンの『国家』の一節を引用するときは、どの五分割の小区分を指すか示すために、必ずステファヌス頁記号（a、b、c、d、eのいずれか）を付けてください。

意味（1）

(Stephanus pagination) A standard reference letter (either a, b, c, d, or e) for a one-fifth–equal-part subdivision of a given section (denoted by the preceding Stephanus number) of a given Platonic dialogue.

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 in the ancient world, the amount that would go on to a papyrus roll, than by the sequence of the argument. The division into parts and sections in this translation attempts to represent the structure of the argument more nearly. The traditional division into books and the Stephanus numbers and letters (see p. 5) are given in the margin for purpose of reference.

Stephanus letters （ plural ）