ἀραῖος

araios-2

prayed to

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Audibilibus 1
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

802a13
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

394a21
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

364b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀραῖος [ᾰ], α, ον, also ος, ον S. Ant. 867 (lyr.): (ἀρά): I. Pass., prayed to or entreated, Ζεὺς ἀ., = ἱκέσιος, S. Ph. 1182 (lyr.). 2. prayed against, accursed, γονά A. Ag. 1565 (lyr.); πότμος ἀ. ἐκ πατρός Id. Th. 898 (lyr.); μʼ ἀραῖον ἔλαβες you adjured me under a curse, S. OT 276. II. Act., cursing, bringing mischief upon, c. dat., φθόγγος ἀ. οἴκοις A. Ag. 237 (lyr.); δόμοις ἀ. S. OT 1291, cf. E. Med. 608, IT 778; ἀ. γονεὺς ἐκγόνοις ὡς οὐδεὶς ἕτερος ἄλλος Pl. Lg. 931c: abs., A. Ag. 1398, S. Tr. 1202.—Almost confined to Trag., exc. Pl.l.c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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