ἀρρωστία

arrostia

weakness, sickness

Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book IV 1
Chapter 10 536b24–537b21

537b20
Book VIII 4
Chapter 18 601a23–601b8

601b6

Chapter 23 604a13–21

604a19

Chapter 24 604a22–605a15

604a27
604a30
Generation of Animals 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

725b20
Book V 3
Chapter 4 784a23–785a6

784b25
784b28

Chapter 5 785a7–785b15

785a20
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 1113b3–1115a5

1115a2
Meteorology 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

373b8
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 1 805a1–806a18

805a3
Physics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 253a22–254b6

253a33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀρρωστία, ἡ, A. weakness, sickness, Hp. VM 6, etc.: pl., Arist. EN 1115a2, SIG 731.7 (Tomi, i B. C.): esp. lingering ailment, bad state of health, Phryn. PSp.10 B.; ἀ. τοῦ ἀδικεῖν Pl. R. 359b. 2. moral weakness, D. Prooem. 53; loss of morale, Th. 7.47; ἀ. τις διανοίας Arist. Ph. 253a33: c. gen., ἀ. τοῦ στρατεύειν lack of eagerness to serve, Th. 3.15, cf. Phryn. PSp.10 B.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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