Entry 0051: Commentary on
De veritate, question 1, article 1, ad sed contra 3
De veritate, question 1, article 1, ad sed contra 3
The term ens (entis) indeed is at times taken to signify ‘that which, in any way whatsoever, is,’ but in the present text Aquinas puts aside this aspect of the meaning of ens to stress the direct relationship that exists between ens and actus essendi.