ἀπρακτέω

aprakteo

do nothing, to be idle

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Eudemian Ethics 3
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Book II 3
Chapter 10 1225b17–1227b11

1226b31
1226b32

Chapter 11 1227b12–1228a19

1228a6
Politics 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter 3 1325a16–1325b32

1325a31
1325b24
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 1095b14–1096a10

1095b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπρακτέω, A. do nothing, to be idle, Arist. EN 1095b33; opp. πράττειν, Id. Pol. 1325a31. 2. gain nothing, παρά τινος X. Cyr. 1.6.6. 3. waste oneʼs time, Lyd. Mag. 1.22. 4. lose power, of a drug, Paul. Aeg.3.4.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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