δικανικός

dikanikos

skilled in pleading

Appears 18 times across Aristotle's works.

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Rhetoric 17
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Book I 6
Chapter 1 1354a1–1355b24

1354b23
1354b31

Chapter 3 1358a36–1359a29

1358b7

Chapter 9 1366a23–1368a37

1368a31

Chapter 11 1369b33–1372a3

1371a7

Chapter 15 1375a22–1378a15

1375a23
Book II 1
Chapter 18 1391b7–1392a7

1392a5
Book III 10
Chapter 12 1413b3–1414a30

1413b5
1414a11
1414a19

Chapter 13 1414a31–1414b18

1414a38
1414b5

Chapter 14 1414b19–1416a3

1415a1
1415a8
1415b33

Chapter 17 1417b21–1418b39

1418a2
1418a26
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book X 1
Chapter 9 1179a33–1181b23

1181a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

δικανικός, ή, όν, I. of persons, skilled in pleading, Pl. Grg. 512b, Tht. 201a, X. Mem. 1.2.48, etc.: in bad sense, lawyer-like, pettifogging, σμικρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ δ. Pl. Tht. 175d. II. belonging to trials, judicial, λόγοι Isoc. 13.20; ῥημάτιον δ. law-term, Ar. Pax 534; ἡ-κή (sc. τέχνη) forensic oratory, Pl. R. 405a, Arist. Rh. 1371a7; μετὰ δικανικήν after serving as advocate, Epigr.Gr. 919; τὸ δ. S.E. M. 2.89; τὰ δικανικά Arist. Rh. 1354b23. 2. in bad sense, savouring of the law-courts, φορτικὰ μὲν καὶ δ. Pl. Ap. 32a; ὡς μακρὸν τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ δ. Luc. Somn. 17. Adv. -κῶς Charito 5.4.

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