ἀέριος

aerios

misty

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mundo 5
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

392b14
392b32
Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

395b17
Chapter 5 396a33–397b6

397a17
Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

398b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀέριος [ᾱ], α, ον, also ος, ον; Ion. ἠέριος, η, ον (q.v.): (ἀήρ):—A. misty, σκότον E. Ph. 1534. II. in the air, high in air, κρότον ποδῶν Id. Tr. 546; of the air, aerial, opp. χθόνιος, Id. Fr. 27; πῦρ Hp. Vict. 1.10; αἰτίαι ἀ., title of work by Democr.; opp. ὑπόγειος, PMag.Lond. 121.893; ἀ. φύσις Arist. Mu. 392b14; ζῷα ib.398b33; γένος Pl. Epin. 984e; τὰ ἀ. Luc. Prom.Es 6. Adv. -ως Iamb. Myst. 1.9. III. wide as air, infinite, ἄμμου μέγεθος ἀ. D.S. 1.33, cf. 5.42. b. indefinite, vain, futile, Phld. Vit.p.9J., Ir.p.79 W.; ἐπιζήτησις Id. Sign. 21.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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