Stephanus pagination
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Stephanus pagination is the standard scholarly system of page and section numbers used to reference and cite passages in the works of Plato.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephanus pagination canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1899121 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephanus pagination Context triple: [Phaedrus, dialogueNumberingSystem, Stephanus pagination]
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A.
Pages
Pages is Apple's word processing and page layout application, part of the iWork productivity suite for macOS and iOS.
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B.
Page
Page is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as technology, entertainment, and politics.
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C.
CSS Paged Media Module
The CSS Paged Media Module is a W3C specification that defines how CSS is used to control the layout and formatting of documents when they are printed or presented in paged media.
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D.
Stephanus
Stephanus is the given first name of Paul Kruger, the prominent 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.
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E.
Reading Pagoda
The Reading Pagoda is a historic, Japanese-style pagoda perched atop Mount Penn in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving as a prominent city symbol and scenic overlook.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephanus pagination Target entity description: Stephanus pagination is the standard scholarly system of page and section numbers used to reference and cite passages in the works of Plato.
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A.
Pages
Pages is Apple's word processing and page layout application, part of the iWork productivity suite for macOS and iOS.
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B.
Page
Page is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as technology, entertainment, and politics.
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C.
CSS Paged Media Module
The CSS Paged Media Module is a W3C specification that defines how CSS is used to control the layout and formatting of documents when they are printed or presented in paged media.
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D.
Stephanus
Stephanus is the given first name of Paul Kruger, the prominent 19th-century Boer leader and president of the South African Republic.
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E.
Reading Pagoda
The Reading Pagoda is a historic, Japanese-style pagoda perched atop Mount Penn in Reading, Pennsylvania, serving as a prominent city symbol and scenic overlook.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citation system
ⓘ
pagination system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Greek text of Plato
ⓘ
Platonic dialogues ⓘ complete works of Plato ⓘ
linked to:
writings of Plato
translations of Plato into modern languages ⓘ |
| basedOn | page layout of 1578 Stephanus Plato edition ⓘ |
| citesWork |
Plato's Laws
ⓘ
Plato's Phaedo ⓘ
linked to:
Phaedo
Plato's Republic ⓘ Plato's Symposium ⓘ Plato's Timaeus ⓘ
linked to:
Timaeus
|
| domain |
ancient Greek philosophy
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ textual scholarship ⓘ |
| formatExample |
"Republic" 514a–520a
ⓘ
"Symposium" 201d–212c ⓘ
linked to:
Symposium (Plato)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Stephanus numbers
ⓘ
Stephanus page numbers ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
line number
ⓘ
page number ⓘ section letter ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
not always aligned with dramatic or argumentative units
ⓘ
some minor textual variants can shift line counts ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1578 ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| lineNumbers | further subdivisions within each section ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Henri Estienne
ⓘ
linked to:
Henri Estienne the Elder
Henricus Stephanus ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | 1578 edition of Plato by Henricus Stephanus ⓘ |
| pageNumbers | printed in margins of Stephanus edition of Plato ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bekker numbering
ⓘ
Diels–Kranz numbering ⓘ |
| scope |
does not correspond to modern page numbers in new editions
ⓘ
independent of language of translation ⓘ independent of publisher ⓘ |
| sectionLetters | subdivisions of each Stephanus page ⓘ |
| standardIn |
Platonic scholarship
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ history of philosophy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commentators on Plato
ⓘ
editors of Plato ⓘ scholars of ancient philosophy ⓘ translators of Plato ⓘ |
| usedFor |
citing passages in Plato's works
ⓘ
referencing passages in Plato's works ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic journal articles on Plato
ⓘ
commentaries on individual Platonic dialogues ⓘ critical editions of Plato ⓘ scholarly monographs on Plato ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stephanus pagination Description of subject: Stephanus pagination is the standard scholarly system of page and section numbers used to reference and cite passages in the works of Plato.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.