ἀόριστος
aoristos
without boundaries, debatable
Appears 97 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀόριστος, ον, A. without boundaries, debatable, γῆ 1.139. 2. limitless, ὀρέξεις, φόβοι, ἐπιθυμίαι, Fr. 202,203. II. indeterminate, Lg. 643d, Metaph. 1087a17, al.; οὐδὲν ἀνεξέταστον οὐδʼ ἀ. 4.36; ἄτακτα, ἀδιόρθωτα, ἀόρισθʼ ἅπαντα ibid.; ἀ. ἀξιώματα indefinite propositions, 2.5,al.; ἀ. καὶ κρίσεως προσδεόμενον, opp. ὡρισμένον, Nat.p.31 G.; ἀ. [ἄρχων] one who holds office without limit of time, Pol. 1275a26; uncertain, ζωῆς τελευτή AP 9.499: Comp. πρόληψις Rh. 2.189S., cf. 3.9.2. Adv. -τως Lg. 916e, Cat. 8b9,al. 2. ἀ. ὄνομα or ῥῆμα an indefinite term, as οὐκ-ἄνθρωπος Int. 16a32, 16b14; of pronouns, Pron. 7.1, al. 3. ὁ ἀ. (sc. χρόνος) the aorist tense, 638.24, Synt. 276.5,al.
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