ἀξίωσις

axiosis

thinking worthy

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Prior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 26 69a37–70a9

69b5
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 1232a19–1233a30

1233a24
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 158a31–159a14

159a7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀξίωσις, gen. εως, Ion. ιος, ἡ, A. thinking worthy, τῆς ἀξιώσιος εἵνεκα τῆς ἐμεῦ γῆμαι for your deeming it fit to marry from my family, Hdt. 6.130. 2. being thought worthy, oneʼs reputation, character, διὰ τὴν προϋπάρχουσαν ἀ. Th. 1.138, cf. 6.54; τὴν ἀ. μὴ ἀφανίζειν Id. 2.61; excellence, τῶν ποιημάτων D.H. Comp. 4. 3. dignity, rank, Id. 6.71, al., App. BC 1.79; λοχαγοῦ τάξις καὶ ἀ. Arr. Tact. 12.4. 4. dignity of style, D.H. Comp. 18. II. demand, claim, on grounds of merit (opp. χρεία, on grounds of necessity), Th. 1.37; ἀ. χάριτος ib.41, cf. Plb. 1.67.10, PRyl. 120.17 (ii A. D.), etc.; generally, request, ἐχθροῦ δεηθέντος μὴ ἀποστραφῇς τὴν ἀ. Epicur. Fr. 215. b. petition, ἀ. ἔγγραφος Plu. Demetr. 42; = libellus, D.C. 60.30. III. opinion, principle, maxim, τὴν ἀ. ταύτην εἰλήφεσαν . . Th. 2.88, cf. Aeschin. 3.220. IV. ἀ. τῶν ὀνομάτων ἐς τὰ ἔργα the established meaning of words, Th. 3.82.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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