ἀπόρημα

aporema

matter of doubt, question, puzzle

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 3
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Book Γ 2
Chapter 2 1003a33–1005a18

1004a34

Chapter 6 1011a3–1011b22

1011a6
Book Μ 1
Chapter 2 1076a38–1077b16

1077a1
Posterior Analytics 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 71a1–71b8

71a29
Book II 1
Chapter 6 92a6–33

92a29
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 1155a3–1155b16

1155b8
On Generation and Corruption 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 10 327a30–328b22

327b32
Physics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 4 210b32–212a30

211a10
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 11 161a16–162a34

162a17

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόρημα, ατος, τό, A. matter of doubt, question, puzzle, Pl. Phlb. 36e, Arist. Metaph. 1011a6, etc. 2. esp. in the Dialectic of Arist., objection raised to an ἐπιχείρημα (q.v.), Id. Top. 162a17. 3. practical difficulty, Plb. 31.13.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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