isagoge

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īsagōgē, from Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, “lead-in”), from εἰς (eis, “into”) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaɪsəˈɡəʊdʒi/

Noun

isagoge (plural isagoges)

1. An introduction, especially (particularly capitalized) Porphyry's introduction to the works of Aristotle.

Synonyms

• preface, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword

Related terms

• isagogic, isagogical

Italian

Noun

isagoge f (plural isagogi)

1. isagoge

Related terms

• isagogico

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰσαγωγή (eisagōgḗ, “lead-in”), from εἰς (eis, “into”) + ἀγωγή (agōgḗ, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iː.saˈɡoː.ɡeː/, [iːs̠äˈɡoːɡeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.saˈɡo.d͡ʒe/, [is̬äˈɡɔːd͡ʒe]

Noun

īsagōgē f (genitive īsagōgēs); first declension

1. An isagoge: an introduction
   • 1756, Johann Matthias Gesner, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Primae Lineae Isagoges in Eruditionem Universalem

     Introductions of a First Line into Universal Knowledge

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	īsagōgē	īsagōgae
Genitive	īsagōgēs	īsagōgārum
Dative	īsagōgae	īsagōgīs
Accusative	īsagōgēn	īsagōgās
Ablative	īsagōgē	īsagōgīs
Vocative	īsagōgē	īsagōgae

Related terms

• īsagōgicus

References

• “isagoge”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• isagoge in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.