ἀνωφελής

anopheles

unprofitable, useless

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 1094b11–1095a13

1095a5
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 8 708a9–708b19

708a20
Politics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 1258b9–1259a36

1259a9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνωφελής, ές, A. unprofitable, useless, ἁβροσύναι Xenoph. 3.1; γόοι A. Pr. 33; σκιά S. El. 1159; πάντα ἀ. ἦν Th. 2.47; ἀ. αὑτῷ τε καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις Pl. R. 496d,al. 2. hurtful, prejudicial, Th. 6.33; τινί Pl. Prt. 334a, X. HG 1.7.27: Comp. -έστερος E. Fr. 48, X. Cyn. 13.11, Pl. Hp.Ma. 284e. Adv. -λῶς Arist. EN 1095a5, PLond. 3.908.28 (ii A. D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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