αἶσχος

aischos

shame, disgrace

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 3
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Book VII 3
Chapter 6 1149a24–1150a8

1149b2
1149b18
1149b24
Rhetoric 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 1385b11–1386b7

1386a11
Book III 1
Chapter 2 1404b1–1405b34

1405b7
Poetics 1
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Chapter 5 1449a32–1449b20

1449a35
On Sleep 1
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Chapter 1 453b11–455a3

453b30
Topics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 118a27–118b39

118b35

Dictionary (LSJ)

αἶσχος, εος, τό, A. shame, disgrace, Hom. (freq. in pl., as Il. 3.242), Hes. Op. 211, Sol. 3, A. Supp. 1008, etc. 2. in pl., disgraceful deeds, Od. 1.229. II. ugliness, deformity, of mind or body, Pl. Smp. 201a, X. Cyr. 2.2.29, etc. ; αἶ. περὶ τὴν κάτηξιν Hp. Art. 14; αἶ. ὀνόματος Arist. Rh. 1405b8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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