ἄσαρκος

asarkos

without flesh, lean

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 12
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Book II 5
Chapter 10 655b28–657a11

656a14
656a17
656b7
656b12
656b13
Book III 4
Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

666b4

Chapter 9 671a26–672b9

672a18
672a18

Chapter 11 673a32–673b11

673b6
Book IV 3
Chapter 10 685b29–690b10

689b8

Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

695a14

Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

695b13
Physiognomonics 4
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

807b17
808a19
Chapter 5 809a26–810a13

809b29
Chapter 6 810a14–814b9

810b27
History of Animals 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 7 491a27–491b8

491b2
Book II 1
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

499a32
Book III 1
Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

517b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄσαρκος, ον, A. without flesh, lean, opp. σαρκώδης, Hp. VM 8, X. Cyn. 4.1, Arist. Pr. 867b34 (Sup.), Opp. C. 1.474 (Sup.); φύλλον Thphr. HP 3.11.1 (Comp.); bare of flesh, Hp. Fract. 18; ὀστᾶ Com.Adesp. 1205; τέττιξ AP 9.264 (Apollon. or Phil.): Comp., ib.5.101 (Marc. Arg). 2. not consisting in flesh, δίαιτα Epicur. Fr. 464; τροφή Porph. Abst. 1.1. II. (ἀ- copul.) fleshy, Lyc. 154.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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