Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Greek Verb 'To Be' and the Concept of Being (1966) -- 2. On the Terminology for Copula and Existence (1972) -- 3. Why Existence Does Not Emerge as a Distinct Concept in Greek Philosophy (1976) -- 4. Some Philosophical Uses of 'To Be' in Plato (1981) -- 5. A Return to the Theory of the Verb Be and the Concept of Being (2004) -- 6. The Thesis of Parmenides (1969) -- 7. Being in Parmenides and Plato (1988) -- 8. Parmenides and Plato Once More (2002) -- Postscript on Parmenides (2008) -- Parmenides and physics -- The direction of the chariot ride in the proem -- The epistemic preference for Fire -- 9. Questions and Categories (1978) -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.