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ἀποδεικτικός

apodeiktikos

affording proof, demonstrative

Appears 45 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποδεικτικός, ή, όν, A. affording proof, demonstrative, ὁ ἀ. συλλογισμός Arist. AP 0.74b10; ἕξις ἀ. Id. EN 1139b31; πίστεις ἀ. Id. Rh. 1358a1, etc.: Comp. -ώτερος Phlp. in Ph. 9.20: Sup. -ώτατος, λόγος Ph. 2.499. Adv. ἀποδεικτικῶς, ἐπίστασθαι Arist. AP 0.75a12; εἰρηκέναι Phld. Mus. p.12 K. 2. ἀ. ἱστορία, διήγησις, in which the facts are regularly set forth and explained, Plb. 2.37.3, 4.40.1, cf. Plu. 2.243a. Adv. -κῶς Sch.Iamb. in Nic.p.129 P. 3. of persons, scientific, exact, Gal. 4.649. 4. ἀ., τά, sights, attractions, SIG 685.70 (Crete, ii B. C.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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