θετικός,ή,όν,
A. fit for placing,ὀνομάτων θ.prompt at givingnames, D.H. Comp. 16 , cf. Ph. 2.101 .Adv. -κῶς appositely, D.H. Rh. 3.5 .
II. concerning adoption, νόμοι
Arist. Pol. 1274b4
.
III. belonging to a θέσις,disputable, ὑπόθεσις
Philostr. VS 2.6
;τὰ θ. τῶν χωρίωνib. 29 ; soτὰ θ. alone, Phld. Rh. 1.206S. ; θ. κεφάλαιον
Theon Prog. 2
;τὴν ζήτησιν θ. ποιεῖσθαιto make the questiona matter of argument, Str. 2.3.7 ; Lat.genus instituendi θετικώτερον,addressed to reason ratherthan feeling, Cic. QF 3.3.4 .Adv.
Comp.
-κώτερον
Aps. p.333H.
IV. positive, affirmative, opp.negative(ἀρνητικός), Numen. ap. Eus. PE 14.8 .Adv. -κῶς positively, affirmatively, D.L. 9.75 ;οὐ λίαν θ. not verypositively, Phld. Rh. 1.371S.