ἄθυμος

athymos

fainthearted, spiritless

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book IX 3
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

608a33

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627a33
627b2
Physiognomonics 3
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

808a7
808a11
Chapter 5 809a26–810a13

809a34
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 7 1327b20–1328a20

1327b28

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄθυμος, ον, A. fainthearted, spiritless, once in Hom., ἀσκελέες καὶ ἄ. Od. 10.463; κακὸς καὶ ἄ. Hdt. 7.11; οὐ τοῖς ἀ. ἡ τύχη ξυλλαμβάνει S. Fr. 927, cf. OT 319; of nations, opp. ἔνθυμος, Arist. Pol. 1327b28: Comp. -ότερος Men. 405.2; ἄ. εἶναι πρός τι to have little heart for it, X. An. 1.4.9. Adv. ἀθύμως, ἔχειν πρός τι Id. HG 4.5.4, cf. Isoc. 3.58; ἀθύμως διάγειν X. Cyr. 3.1.24; ἀθύμως πονεῖν to work without spirit, Id. Oec. 21.5; ὁδοὺς ἀ. τιθέντες discouraging their marches, A. Eu. 770. 2. without anger or passion, Pl. R. 411b, Lg. 888a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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