ἀκρόασις

akroasis

hearing, hearkening

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 1230a34–1231b4

1231a3
Metaphysics 1
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Book α 1
Chapter 3 994b32–995a20

994b32
Poetics 1
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Chapter 24 1459b7–1460b5

1459b22
Politics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 7 1341b15–1342b34

1342a3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκρόασις, εως, ἡ, A. hearing, hearkening or listening to, Antipho 5.4, Th. 1.21,22, etc.; ἀ. ποιεῖσθαί τινος, = ἀκροᾶσθαι, And. 1.9; κλέπτειν τὴν ἀ. ὑμῶν to cheat you into hearing, Aeschin. 3.35. 2. obedience, τῶν ἐν ἀρχῇ Th. 2.37. II. thing listened to, recitation, lecture, Hp. Praec.,12, Plb. 32.2.5, IG 2.466, etc.:—φυσικὴ ἀ., title of work by Arist. III. = ἀκροατήριον, Plu. 2.58c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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