χάος

chaos

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

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Metaphysics 3
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Book Α 1
Chapter 4 984b23–985b22

984b28
Book Λ 1
Chapter 6 1071b3–1072a18

1072a8
Book Ν 1
Chapter 4 1091a23–1092a8

1091b6
On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias 2
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Chapter 1 974a1–975a17

975a12
Chapter 2 975a18–977a13

976b16
Physics 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 1 208a27–209a30

208b30
208b31

Dictionary (LSJ)

χάος [ᾰ], εος, Att. ους, τό, A. chaos, the first state of the universe, πρώτιστα χ. γένετʼ, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖʼ εὐρύστερνος κτλ. Hes. Th. 116, cf. Ibyc. 28, Epich. 170.3, Acus. Fr. 5J., Arist. Metaph. 1091b6, Ar. Av. 693 (anap.); χάους . . παῖς καλεῦμαι Simm. Alae 7; represented sts. as infinite space, S.E. P. 3.121, cf. Plot. 6.8.11; sts. as unformed matter, Luc. Am. 32 (esp., acc. to the Stoics, water, Zeno Stoic. 1.29 (with deriv. fr. χέω)). 2. space, the expanse of air, ἄτρυτον χ. B. 5.27, cf. Ar. Nu. 424 (anap.), 627, Av. 1218. b. τὸ χ. τοῦ ἐφʼ ἑκάτερα ἀπείρου αἰῶνος, of infinite time, M.Ant. 4.3. 3. the nether abyss, infinite darkness, joined with Ἔρεβος, Pl. Ax. 371e; with ὄρφνη, Q.S. 2.614; represented as in the interior of the globe, Plu. 2.953a; χάους κύνα, of Cerberus, APl. 16.91. b. generally, darkness, A.R. 4.1697. 4. any vast gulf or chasm, LXX Mi. 1.6, Za. 14.4; of a pit, Opp. C. 4.92; of the gaping jaws of the crocodile, ib.3.414, cf. 4.161, H. 5.52. 5. Pythag. name for one, Theol.Ar. 6.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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