Wartość semantyczna greckich substantywizacji Marka Aureliusza

One of the writings left by Marcus Aurelius are reflections written in Greek and entitled τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν. They are concerned with application of the rules of stoic ethics in life. The present article presents the semantic value of the substantivized words, i.e. substantivizations contained in Book I of that work. Aurelius substantivizes adjectives, infinitives, participles as well as εἶναι with a predicate, the accusativus cum infinitivo construction and sentences. The tendency to substantivize words denoting inclinations as well as active, durative, punctual and terminative activities can be seen in the use of this process. Anthropological substantivizations as well as ones connected with the ideals of stoic ethics are numerous. Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν were not meant to be published and this is why they were written in a simple language with the use of a lot of mental shortenings. Substantivization also allowed conciseness of the text, at the same time making it possible to express the thoughts precisely.