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ἄφρων

aphron

senseless

Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄφρων, ον, gen. ονος, (φρήν) A. senseless, of statues, X. Mem. 1.4.4:— and so, crazed, frantic, ἄφρονα κούρην Il. 5.875, cf. 761, A. Eu. 377 (lyr.); silly, foolish, Il. 3.220, Hes. Op.[210], S. El. 941, etc.; φρένας ἄ. Il. 4.104; τὸ ἄ., = ἀφροσύνη, Th. 5.105, X. Mem. 1.2.55; τῶ φρονίμῳ τῆς γνώμης παύοντες τὸ ἄ. <τῆς ῥώμης> Gorg. Fr. 6; ἐξ ἄφρονος σώφρων γεγένηται X. Cyr. 3.1.17: Comp. -έστερος Pl. Cra. 392c: Sup. -έστατος X. Mem. 2.1.5. Adv. -νως senselessly, S. Aj. 766, X. HG 5.1.19; opp. νοῦν ἐχόντως, Isoc. 5.7: Comp. -εστέρως Pl. La. 193c; -έστερον Jul. Or. 7.224d. 2. ἄφρων, = κώνειον, Ps.-Dsc. 4.78.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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