διστάζω

distazo

doubt, hesitate

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 4
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Book III 2
Chapter 3 1112a18–1113a14

1112b2
1112b8
Book VII 2
Chapter 2 1145b21–1146b7

1146a1

Chapter 3 1146b8–1147b19

1146b26
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 1225b17–1227b11

1225b19
Generation of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 741a6–741b24

741a35
On Memory 1
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Chapter 1 449b4–451a17

451a5
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ν 1
Chapter 3 1090a16–1091a22

1091a14
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 1261b16–1262a24

1262a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

διστάζω, fut. -άσω Phld. Sign. 1, al.: (δίς):—Α. doubt, hesitate, abs., Pl. Tht. 190a, Ion 534e, etc.; δ. εἰ . . Id. Lg. 897b, BGU 388i17 (ii/iii A. D.); μή . . Pl. Sph. 235a; μή ποτε, c. ind., Phld. Sign. 13, 21; πῶς . . Arist. EN 1112b2; πότερον . . Id. Metaph. 1091a14; περί τι Id. EN 1112b8; περί τινος Plu. 2.62a:—Pass., to be in doubt, D.S. 17.9; τὰ -όμενα OGI 315.66 (Pessinus), Phld. Lib.p.23 O.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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