ἀδιάφορος
adiaphoros
not different
Appears 43 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀδιάφορος, ον, A. not different, Rh. 1373a33; τοῖς ὁμοίοις καὶ ἀ. Cael. 310b5; indistinguishable, ὅμοιον καὶ ἀ. Nat. 15 G. 2. in Logic, ἀδιάφορα, τά, individual objects, as having no logical differentia, ἀ. ὧν ἀδιαίρετον τὸ εἶδος Metaph. 1016a18; ἀ. εἴδει Top. 121b15; κατὰ τὸ εἶδος ib.103a11. 3. undiscriminating, ὀνομασία Nat. 14.10. II. indifferent; in Stoic philosophy, τὰ ἀ. things neither good nor bad, 1.47,48, cf. Fin. 3.16.53, Ench. 32, etc., cf. P. 3.177 sq.: Sup., Rh. 1.129 Adv. -ρως, ἔχειν to be indifferent, of the moral agent, 1.79. III. in metre, common, 4, cf. Sch.Pi.p.15 Böckh. IV. of persons, making no distinction, πρὸς πάντα ξένον καὶ δημότην 1.14. 2. steadfast, unwearying, 41.2. V. Math., negligible, πρός τι Hyp. 4.61; ἀ. πρὸς αἴσθησιν not differing sensibly, 4. Adv., 3.5.7. VI. Adv. -ρως without discrimination, Dem. 56, P. 3.225.
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