ἄναρχος

anarchos

without head

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book I 2
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

488a11
488a13
Book V 1
Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

553b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄναρχος, ον, A. without head or chief, Il. 2.703; ναυτικὸν στράτευμʼ ἄ. E. IA 914, cf. Hec. 607; ἄ. ζῷα, opp. τὰ ὑφʼ ἡγεμόνα ὄντα, Arist. HA 488a11: τὸ ἄ., = ἀναρχία, A Eu. 696. 2. ἔτος ἄ. a year without any regular magistrates, GDI 5635 (Teos). II. Act., holding no office or magistracy, prob. l. Arr. Epict. 4.6.3. b. not qualified to hold office, Max. Tyr. 21.5 (Sup., s. v. l.). III. without beginning, Parm. 8.27, Ocell. 1.2, S.E. M. 7.312; κύκλος ἄ. καὶ ἀτελεύτητος Procl. Inst. 146; ἄ. δίκη PLips. 33 ii 5 (iv A. D.). b. without first principles, S.E. M. 1.180.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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