ἄγαν
agan
very much
Appears 40 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἄγαν, Adv. A. very much, chiefly Aeol. Dor. and Trag., not in , rare in Ion., as 2.173, Art. 4, al., 222; freq. in bad sense, too much:—prov., μηδὲν ἄ. Fr. 216 (attributed to by Rh. 1389b4); μηδὲν ἄ. σπεύδειν 335:—with Verbs, ἄ. διαστρέψαι Fract. 8; ἄ. ἐλευθεροστομεῖς Pr. 182; ἄ. τι ποιεῖν R. 563e:—with Adjs. either preceding or following, ἄ. κοῦφος Art. 4; ἄ. βαρύς Pers. 515; πιθανὸς ἄ. Ag. 485; with Sup., ἄ. ἀγριωτάτους far the most savage, NA 1.38, cf. 8.13:—with Adv., ὑπερθύμως ἄ. Eu. 824; ἄ. οὕτω Ph. 598; ὠμῶς ἄ. Vect. 5.6:—with a Subst., ἡ ἄ. χρημάτων συναγωγή 222; ἡ ἄ. σιγή Ant. 1251; ἡ ἄ. ἐλευθερία R. 564a; without Art., εἰς ἄ. δουλείαν ib. (Cf. ἀγα-.) [ᾰγᾱν 219, Orac. ap. 4.157, Eu. 121, etc.; in late poets, ᾰγᾰν AP 5.215.6 (), 10.51 (), cf. 1433 fin.]
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