ἄσκεπτος

askeptos

inconsiderate, unreflecting

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 34 89b10–20

89b10
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 6 756b13–757a13

756b17
History of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 11 537b22–538b24

538a7
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 1273b27–1274b28

1274a30

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄσκεπτος, ον, A. inconsiderate, unreflecting, οὐκ ἄσκεπτα λέγειν Ephipp. 14.5, cf. Pl. R. 438a, Plu. 2.45d: mostly in Adv. -τως inadvisedly, Th. 6.21, Pl. Chrm. 158e, etc.; ἀ. ἔχειν Id. Cra. 440d; ἀ. ἔχειν τινός Id. Grg. 501c: Comp.-ότερον Arist. Pol. 1274a30, Plu. Demetr. 1. II. unconsidered, unobserved, Ar. Ec. 258, X. Mem. 4.2.19; μὴ τὸ μέγιστον ἐπιστήμης πέρι τί ποτʼ ἐστὶν ἄσκεπτον γένηται Pl. Tht. 184a. 2. unseen, hidden, γάμοι Opp. H. 1.773. 3. too small to be observed, negligible, ἐν ἀσκέπτῳ χρόνῳ Arist. APo. 0.89b10.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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