ἀπόφανσις

apophansis

declaration, statement

Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Interpretatione 7
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Chapter 1 16a1–18

16a2
Chapter 5 17a8–24

17a20
17a23
Chapter 6 17a25–37

17a25
17a26
Chapter 7 17a38–18a11

17b5
17b11
Rhetoric 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 8 1365b21–1366a22

1365b26
Book II 2
Chapter 21 1394a19–1395b20

1394a22
1395b5
Posterior Analytics 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 2 71b9–72b4

72a8
72a11
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 17 175a31–176b28

176b19

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόφανσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀποφαίνω) A. declaration, statement, Arist. APo. 72a11, Rh. 1395b6 (as v.l.); διʼ ἀποφάνσεων περαίνειν τὸ πᾶν Hermog. Id. 2.11. II. in Logic, predication, κατά τινος or ἀπό τινος, affirmative or negative, Arist. Int. 17a25, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.59.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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