Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀνάλογος

ἀνάλογος

analogos

according to a due

Appears 234 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνάλογος, ον, A. according to a due λόγος, proportionate, conformable, Pl. Ti. 69b, cf. Ti.Locr. 103d; but ἐὰν τέσσαρα ἀνάλογα ᾖ in arithmetical progression, Ascl. Tact. 3.1: neut. ἀνάλογον freq. in Arist. in adverbial sense, in proportion, EN1158a35, etc.; freq. as Adj., τὸ ἀνάλογον λέγω, ὅταν . . Po. 1457b16; παρὰ τὸ ἀ. EN 1131b11, al., etc.; but ἐκ τοῦ ἀνάλογον Rh. 1399a33, 1405a11, al.; μεταφοραὶ αἱ ἀνάλογον (sc. οὖσαι) ib.1408a8; τὰ τούτοις ἀνάλογον HA 487a5, etc.; ἀ. οἰκοδόμοι (as a predicate) EN 1103b9, cf. Rh. 1364b11, al.:—so that it is plain that ἀνάλογον is merely equiv. to ἀνὰ λόγον, as it is written in Pl. Ti. 37a; cf. λόγος:—the regul. Adv. ἀναλόγως Hp. Ep. 27, LXX Wi. 13.5, S.E. P. 1.88, Alex.Aphr. in Metaph. 156.5. II. well-proportioned, suitable, σχῆμα Philostr. Im. 1.10 (Sup.). III. equivalent to, resembling, λυπηρὸν ἢ ἀ. λυπηρῷ Phld. Ir.p.76W., cf. Sign. 2,37.

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