δαψιλής

dapsiles

abundant, plentiful

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 6 774b5–775b24

774b26
774b29
History of Animals 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 4 583b29–585a28

585a27
De Virtutibus et Vitiis 1
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Chapter 6 1250b19–1251a18

1250b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

δαψιλής, ές, A. abundant, plentiful, ὕδωρ Hp. Acut. 65; ποτόν Hdt. 2.121.δʹ; δωρεή Id. 3.130; τροφή Arist. GA 774b26; τῷ ἁλὶ -εστέρῳ χρῆσθαι in too great quantity, Id. HA 585a27; ἔπαινοι Phld. Lib.p.32O.; ἔργα Herod. 7.84; πλῆθος σωμάτων Plb. 4.38.4 (Sup.); πηγαι Plu. Num. 15; χώρα ib.16 (Comp.); ἐβένου τάλαντον δ. a full talent, BCH 35.286 (Delos, ii B.C.). Adv. -έως in abundance, Theoc. 7.145; δαψιλῶς τοὺς φαγόντας βρέχειν Antiph. 286; παρέχεσθαι πάντα D.S. 5.14, cf. 19.3: neut. as Adv. δαψιλὲς ἠπείλησεν Call. Del. 125: Comp. -έστερον J. BJ 4.11.4; -εστέρως ib.8.3, Ptol. Tetr. 56. 2. of space, ample, wide, ἐρημία Lyc. 957. II. of persons, liberal, profuse.Arist. VV 1280b25, Axiop. 4.4; δ. χορηγός Plu. Per. 16; so κακία δ. τοῖς πάθεσιν Id. 2.500e. Adv. -ῶς, ζῆν X. Mem. 2.7.6: Sup. -έστατα, χρῆσθαι Id. Cyr. 1.6.17, cf. Ph. Bel. 101.4.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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