English

Noun

isagoge ‎(plural isagoges)

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

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”).

Noun

isagoge

1. An isagoge: an introduction
   • 1756, Johann Matthias Gesner:

     Primae Lineae Isagoges in Eruditionem Universalem

     Introductions of a First Line into Universal Knowledge

Related terms

• isagogicus

References

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