ἀραιός

araios

thin, slender

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 4
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Chapter 1 791a1–792a3

791a19
791a27
Chapter 3 792b33–794a15

794a3
Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

797b27
De Audibilibus 1
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

803b28
History of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 7 491a27–491b8

491b1
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 16 1334b29–1336a2

1335b13

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀραιός [ᾰ], ά, όν, (ἁρ- Hdn.Gr.2.108, v.l. in Il. 18.411, al.) A. thin, slender, κνῆμαι, χείρ, γλῶσσαι, Il. l.c., 5.425, 16.161; γαστήρ Nic. Th. 133; narrow, εἴσοδος Od. 10.90; of ships, Hes. Op. 809; φάλαγγες ἀ., opp. βαθύτεραι, X. Lac. 11.6, cf. Plu. Crass. 23; ἀραιᾷ τροφῇ χρῆσθαι meagre, of diet, Arist. Pol. 1335b13. II. later, of the substance of bodies, of loose texture, opp. πυκνός, Anaximen.I, Meliss. 7, Anaxag. 12,15, cf. Emp. 104 (Sup.), Thphr. CP 2.4.7, etc.; opp. πίων, Arist. Pr. 880a38; freq. in Hp., as VM 22; δέρμα Aph. 5.71; ὀστέον Art. 33; εἴρια Mul. 1.1; ὁμίχλη . . νέφους ἀραιοτέρα Arist. Mu. 394a21, cf. Mete. 364b25 (Comp.); σπόγγοι D.S. 3.14. b. φλύκταιναι ἀ. empty blisters, Nic. Th. 240 (v. Sch.ad loc.), cf. Theoc. 12.24. 2. in Tactics,in open order, opp.πυκνός, τὸ ἀραιότατον [διάστημα] Ascl. Tact. 4.1, etc. III. intermittent, πνεῦμα Hp. Epid. 1.26.αʹ, βʹ; ἆσθμα, βήξ, Aret. SD 1.11, etc. Adv. -ῶς Hp. Nat.Puer. 24; of the pulse, Gal. 9.444,al. IV. scanty, few and far between, τρίχες Arist. Col. 797b27; ἀκτῖνες ib.791a27; φωναί Id. Aud. 803b28; ὀδόντες Poll. 2.94, etc. V. ἀραιά (sc. γαστήρ), ἡ, flank, belly, Ruf. Onom. 171. VI. of the voice, thin, Theoc. 13.59. (Homeric metre proves ϝαραιός.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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