Abstract

So far, in Plato and scholars, for the interpretation of Plato's "Utopia" 476d-480e remained open. Because the Greek verb εlναι the obscure, with multiple meanings, resulting in difficulties on the interpretation of this text. This article aims at discussing εlναι different meaning, and then identify the most suitable for the interpretation of this text. The first part is a discussion of the meaning of existence, the second part of the discussion is about the authenticity of the meaning of the third part is the descriptive meaning of the discussion. During the discussion, I will point out why the use of first and second sense are not appropriate in this text, only the third meaning of this text can be given a full and reasonable interpretation. There is so far no agreement among Plato's commentators ass to how to interpret the Greek verb at vat at the passage 476d-480e of the Republic. For the ambiguity and multi-meaning of the very cause difficulty in interpreting tne passage in question. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different meanings of the verb ε lval to see which one of them is the suitable candidate for interpreting the present passage. The first part of this paper is on the existential sense of the verb; the second part is on the veridical sense; and the final part of the paper is on the predicative sense. In the course of discussion, I shall show the reasons why the first and second sense of the verb ε lv α l cannot fit on with the passage, only can the third one give a complete and reasonable account of it