διαλεκτέον

dialekteon

one must discourse

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 12 77a36–78a21

77b13
Metaphysics 1
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Book Γ 1
Chapter 8 1012a29–1012b31

1012b7
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 14 163a29–164b19

164b8

Dictionary (LSJ)

διαλεκτέον, (διαλέγομαι) A. one must discourse, Isoc. 12.134, Pl. Ly. 211c: esp. philosophically, Arist. APo. 77b13, Metaph. 1012b7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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