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α2828ἈξιώματαaxiomsThus Aristotle calls both the propositions requiring demonstration and the indemonstrable ones, as [is] his custom.Matched in translationhighshort
χ19Χαλεπώτατονvery difficultAristotle says in the second [book] of Topica: converting an appropriate name derived from an accidental [is] very difficult. One would say very difficult because it is not simple nor readily done, as in …Matched in translationhighshort
α2532Ἄνθρωποςman… Anthropos, a personal name of the Olympic boxing victor, whom Aristotle mentions in Ethics. "But personally, I said, I think that this is the only thing needed by men who want the art of …

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Thus Aristotle calls both the propositions requiring demonstration and the indemonstrable ones, as [is] his custom.

Ἀξιώματα· οὕτως λέγει Ἀριστοτέλης καὶ τὰς δεομένας ἀποδείξεως προτάσεις, καὶ τὰς ἀναποδείκτους, ὡς ἔθος αὐτῷ.

politics

politics

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trade and manufacture6

trade and manufacture6

gender and sexuality5

gender and sexuality5

meter and music4

meter and music4

Marta Steele

Marta Steele

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Oliver Phillips ✝2

Oliver Phillips ✝2

Stefano Sanfilippo2

Stefano Sanfilippo2

Andrew Morrison1

Andrew Morrison1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Bobbiejo Winfrey ✝1

Carl Widstrand1

Carl Widstrand1

Constantina Katsari1

Constantina Katsari1

Giorgos Akrivas1

Giorgos Akrivas1

James Vradelis1

James Vradelis1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Nicholas Wilshere1

Patrick T. Rourke1

Patrick T. Rourke1

Ross Scaife ✝1

Ross Scaife ✝1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

Victoria Papaprodromou1

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α2727ἈντιστρόφουςcounterpartsMeaning equivalents. And Aristotle says that dialectic is the counterpart to rhetoric, since it also [is] about persuasive things, which by being probable are themselves of this same kind; for he says antistrophon ["counterpart …Matched in translationhighshort

αι354ΑἰσχρίωνAischrion, Aeschrion… Alexander the son of Philip. He was an intimate of Aristotle and beloved by him, as Nikandros of Alexandria [says] in On the Students of Aristotle.Matched in translationhighshort

α505Ἀδοξόταταutter improbabilities, very improbable [things][Meaning] paradoxical things, impossible things in Aristotle: "paradoxa are the opposite of endoxa, which are not altogether impossible things."Matched in translationhighshort

α1924Ἄνακτεςlords[Lords] and ladies. Aristotle in the Constitution of [the] Cypriots says: "they call the sons and brothers of the king lords, his sisters and wives ladies". Also [sc. attested are] a)na/ktora, [meaning] shrines. Also …Matched in translationhighshort

α1951Ἀνάλυσιςanalysis… to the meaning of analysis in the Analytics written by Aristotle.Matched in translationhighshort

α2542Ἀνθυπουργῆσαιto return a kindness… "or will you promise on oath to requite a favor?" Aristotle said that a)nqufai/resis ["corresponding diminution"] [means] cancellation.Matched in translationhighshort

α4096Ἀρχὴ ἄνδρα δείκνυσινoffice exposes a man… itself. They say that this a dictum of Solon's, though Aristotle and Theophrastus [says it is] Bias's.Matched in translationhighshort

α4671Ἀχάνηachane… the artabe amongst Egyptians. It measured 45 Attic medimnoi, as Aristotle attests. But others say that it is a box, into which those preparing for pilgrimages used to put their provisions.Matched in translationhighshort

αι365ΑἴτησιςquestioningIn Aristotle 'questioning' is the derivation of the opposite in arguments, the eliciting of something from a respondent and afterwards trying to elicit that which is contrary to it from him, and by this …Matched in translationhighshort

δ1649Δυσκολαίνεινto quibbleAristotle says [this]: for he who through inappropriate answers ruins and prevents the syllogism from being realized is quibbling. Quibbling is an answer contrary to logical answers that ruins the syllogism.Matched in translationhighshort

αι370ΑἴτιονcauseFor the first sentence here cf. John Philoponus, Commentaries on Aristotle's de anima 273.8-9 Hayduck. [1] Aristotle distinguished four kinds of causes or explanations (Posterior Analytics 94a21-3; Physics 194b24-33 = Metaphysics 1013a24-33; Metaphysics 983a27-32; …Matched in noteshighshort

δ349Δείνωσιςexacerbation, exaggeration; frowning… LSJ s.v. [1] Also "cleverness" or "quickness of mind", as Aristotle seems to understand deino/ths in the context of his discussion of fro/nhsis. Cleverness, Aristotle says, is a capacity which allows one to hit …Matched in noteshighshort

χ454ΧρεμέτηςChremetes… and flowing "into the outer sea" (ei)s th\n e)/cw... qa/lattan: Aristotle, Meteorologica 350b13). Other references (Olympiodoros, Commentary on Aristotle's Meteorologica p.105 [Stueve]; Basil, Homilies 3.6) are derived from Aristotle, but see also Nonnus, Dionysiaca …Matched in noteshighshort

α956Ἀκρασίαςof incontinence, of lack of restraint, of want of self-control… web address 1 below. [3] Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 121.29-31; cf. Van Ophuijsen (131). The distinction is Aristotle's: see Nicomachean Ethics 3.2 (1111b13-15) and 7.8 (1151a11-14), web addresses 2 and 3, …Matched in noteshighshort

α1558Ἀμετάπτωτονunchanging… here, see LSJ s.v. From Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topica 427.19-20, 14. See further, next note. [1] Said by Aristotle, Topics 139b32-33. [Those who maintain that knowledge is unchanging (and not as …Matched in noteshighshort

α3402Ἀπόλογος ἈλκίνουAlkino(o)s' story, Alkino(o)s' tale… Adespota fr. 743b Kock (not in K.-A.); Plato, Republic 614B; Aristotle, Poetics 1455a2; Aristotle, Rhetoric 1417a13-14 ("the tale of Alkinos ... is reduced to sixty lines in the presence of Penelope [book 23]"). For …Matched in noteshighshort

α3832ἈρετῶI am excellent, I pursue excellence… costs. Procopius's characterization here of the combatants is reminiscent of Aristotle's conception of the virtue of courage as a mean between vicious extremes of cowardice and rashness; cf. Aristotle, Nicomachaean Ethics II.vii (ll07b1)(web address …Matched in noteshighshort

α4482Αὐτόitself… [1] For what follows cf. Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 572.18-19; 573.7-8, 14-15. [2] Aristotle, Topica 162a30.Matched in noteshighshort

χ338Χλευασίαscoffingcf. generally chi 337. [1] cf. Aristotle, Topica 7.144a6-8. See further, next note. [2] Reckoned by Adler to come from 'from a fuller text' (ex pleniore textu) of Aristotle available to Alexander of Aphrodisias. …Matched in noteshighshort

δ1062ΔικαίαρχοςDikaiarkhos, Dicaearchus… of Pheidias, Sicilian, from the city of Messene. Pupil of Aristotle. Philosopher and rhetorician and geometrician. [He wrote] Measurements of the Mountains in the Peloponnese; Life of Hellas in 3 books. This man wrote …Matched in translationhighshort

α197Ἀγένειαlow birth… of birth. It is first attested in the Politics of Aristotle 6.1317b40 (web address 1 below) where a)ge/neia, peni/a and banausi/a are the defining characteristics, from a hostile standpoint, of democracy. Similar entry in …Matched in noteshighshort

α271Ἀγλωττίαtonguelessness… 1422. For other applications of the adjective, including the literal (Aristotle on the crocodile), see LSJ s.v. (web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort

α288ἌγνοιαignoranceAbridged from Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentary on Aristotle's Topics 472.3-9 Wallies. (He goes on to give an example to illustrate the issue : "the one who defines immortality as 'lack of death' will be …Matched in noteshighshort

α320ἈγωγήconveyanceFrom Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topica 423.19-20 Wallies. See also alpha 321.Matched in noteshighshort

α321Ἀγωγήdeportment, carriage, upbringing… references at Photius alpha303 Theodoridis. [2] From the Commentary on Aristotle's Topica by Alexander of Aphrodisias (423.20-424.2); it continues the material begun under alpha 320. [3] Polybius 1.32.1 (abridged). On the public educational/disciplinary regime …Matched in noteshighshort

α342Ἄγραφα ἀδικήματαunwritten crimes… Pollux 8.51 and Lex. Rhet. Cant., s.v. eisangelia; and cf. Aristotle, Rhetoric 1375a15. Amongst modern scholars, Rhodes (below) accepts this while Hansen (below) 16-17 and 19-20 does not; their exchanges were continued in JHS …Matched in noteshighshort

α375ἈγροικίζωI am a boor… Aristophanes, Clouds 43. [2] From Alexander of Aphrodisias, Commentaries on Aristotle's Topics 324.9-12.Matched in noteshighshort

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