Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀπόλαυσις

ἀπόλαυσις

apolausis

act of enjoying, fruition

Appears 35 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόλαυσις, εως, , A. act of enjoying, fruition, Th. 2.38, OGI 669.8 (Egypt, i A. D.); ἀ. ἀνεύφραντος Secund. Sent. 9. II. result of enjoying, pleasure, αἱ ἀ. αἱ σωματικαί Arist. Pol. 1314b28, cf. EN 1148a5, etc.; ὁ κατʼ ἀπόλαυσιν βίος a life of pleasure, Id. Top. 102b17. 2. c. gen., advantage got from a thing, σίτων καὶ ποτῶν X. Mem. 2.1.33, cf. Hp. VM 11; ἀγαθῶν Isoc. 1.27; ἀπόλαυσιν εἰκοῦς (acc. abs.) as a reward for your resemblance, E. Hel. 77, cf. HF 1370; ἀ. ἑαυτῶν ἔχειν Pl. Ti. 83a; ἀ. ἀδικημάτων advantage, fruit of them, Luc. Tyr. 5.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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