Ἄνισον
unequal
Translated by Jennifer Benedict6 Jul 2000Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] that which is not equal. It also means a type of plant.1
Also [sc. attested is]a)nisofue/s , [meaning something] unequal in nature.2
One should recognize that some opposites are expressed by privation of the other [element], such as: anison is the opposite of ison, [and is] a privative noun. For it does not mean an innate nature, as bad is the opposite of good; rather it means a denial of the opposite in a nature which is able to embrace both. For anison is that which is not ison in things of which the nature is able to embrace equality too. Likewise anomoion ["dissimilar"] is that which is not homoion ["similar"] in things capable of embracing similarity. Such a thing [is] a privation: for it is a denial [of possession] in things where where the nature is able to embrace possession. Conversely "dissimilar" [is] not also a privation; rather [they are opposites], the one of "equal", the other of "similar". The differences between these and [what are] properly [called] privations [lie in the fact] that there is no progession from privation to possession; but these are able to change into their opposites. For unequal might become equal, and dissimilar [might become] similar.3
Concerning the equal and unequal, look undera)mpla/khma .4
Also [sc. attested is]
One should recognize that some opposites are expressed by privation of the other [element], such as: anison is the opposite of ison, [and is] a privative noun. For it does not mean an innate nature, as bad is the opposite of good; rather it means a denial of the opposite in a nature which is able to embrace both. For anison is that which is not ison in things of which the nature is able to embrace equality too. Likewise anomoion ["dissimilar"] is that which is not homoion ["similar"] in things capable of embracing similarity. Such a thing [is] a privation: for it is a denial [of possession] in things where where the nature is able to embrace possession. Conversely "dissimilar" [is] not also a privation; rather [they are opposites], the one of "equal", the other of "similar". The differences between these and [what are] properly [called] privations [lie in the fact] that there is no progession from privation to possession; but these are able to change into their opposites. For unequal might become equal, and dissimilar [might become] similar.3
Concerning the equal and unequal, look under