ἀκαριαῖος

akariaios

momentary, brief

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Divination in Sleep 1
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Chapter 1 462b12–463b11

463a14
History of Animals 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

590a3
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 23 478b22–479a28

479a19
Movement of Animals 1
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Chapter 7 701a7–701b32

701b26
Meteorology 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 14 351a19–353a28

352a26
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 6 445b3–448a27

446a9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκαριαῖος, α, ον, (ἀκαρής) A. momentary, brief, πλοῦς D. 56.30, cf. Arist. HA 590a3, Phld. Ir.p.80 W., etc.; τὸ ἀ. S.E. P. 3.79; of a locus, ἀ. τόπος Aristox. Harm.p.55 M. Adv. -ως Alciphr. 1.39 (cj).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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