δίωσις

diosis

pushing asunder, forcing open

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physics 4
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Book VII 4
Chapter 2 243a32–245b2

243b3
243b4
243b7
243b9
Rhetoric 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 12 1372a4–1373a38

1372a33
1372a35

Dictionary (LSJ)

δίωσις, εως, ἡ, A. pushing asunder, forcing open, Arist. Pr. 964a22, Ph. 243b4. II. putting off ‘sine die’, δίκης Id. Rh. 1372a33.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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