ἀμαυρός

amauros

dark

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 7
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Book I 2
Chapter 6 342b25–344a4

343b12

Chapter 7 344a5–345a10

344b29
Book II 2
Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

367a21
367a23
Book III 3
Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

375a30
375b3
375b13
History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

608a11

Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621a4
De Audibilibus 1
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

802a19
On the Heavens 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 9 277b27–279b3

279a29
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 402a1–403b19

403a21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμαυρός [ᾰμ], ά, όν (ός, όν Pl.Com. 1 D.), A. dark, i.e., 1. hardly seen, dim, faint, εἴδωλον ἀ. shadowy spectre, Od. 4.824; νέκυες Sapph. 68; ἴχνος faint footstep, of an old man, E. HF 124, cf. X. Cyn. 6.21; of the sun, ἀχλυώδης καὶ ἀμαυρότερος obscure, glimmering, Arist. Mete. 367a21; of a cometʼs tail, ib.343b12, cf. Theoc. 22.21. 2. having no light, νύξ Luc. Am. 32; ὄψις X. Cyn. 5.26:—hence, blind, sightless, of man, S. OC 1018; ἕπεο . . ἀμαυρῷ κώλῳ ib.182; ψαύσας ἀμαυραῖς χερσίν ib.1639; ἀμαυρά or ἀμαυρῶς βλέπειν dimly, Hp.Acut. (Sp.)55, AP 12.254 (Strat.), cf.IG 14.2111. 3. of sound, dim, faint, Arist. Aud. 802a19. II. metaph., 1. dim, faint, uncertain, κληδών A. Ch. 853; σθένος E. HF 231; δόξα, ἡδοναί, ἐλπίς, Plu. Lyc. 4, 2.125c, Arr. ap. Suid.; ζῷα-ότερα creatures of obscure kind, Arist. HA 608a11; ἐντομαὶ -ότεραι less conspicuous notches, Thphr. HP 6.2.5, cf. 6.7.1. 2. obscure, mean, unknown, -οτέρη γενεή Hes. Op. 284; τυχηρὸν . . τιθεῖσʼ ἀμαυρόν A. Ag. 466, cf. E. Andr. 204; ἀ. ἀσθενής τε Pl.Com.l.c. Adv. -ρῶς obscurely, opp. ἀκριβῶς, Arist. Cael. 279a29. 3. gloomy, troubled, φρήν A. Ag. 546, Ch. 157. III. Act., enfeebling (or perh. baffling, obscure), νοῦσος AP 7.78 (Dionys.): Subst. ἀμαυρά, ἡ (sc. τελετή), = ἀμαύρωσις I.3, PMag.Leid.W. 6.21.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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