δύσκολος

dyskolos

hard to satisfy with food

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 4
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 1107a28–1108b10

1108a30
Book IV 2
Chapter 6 1126b11–1127a12

1126b16
1127a10
Book VIII 1
Chapter 6 1158a1–1158b10

1158a3
Metaphysics 1
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Book Β 1
Chapter 4 999a24–1001b25

1001b1
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 25 180a23–180b39

180b5
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17

156b34

Dictionary (LSJ)

δύσκολος, ον, (κόλον): I. of persons, prop. hard to satisfy with food (cf. Ath. 6.262a): but, generally, hard to please, discontented, fretful, peevish, Ar. V. 942; γῆρας E. Ba. 1251; δ. ψυχὴ καὶ ἀγρία Pl. Lg. 649e, cf. Arist. EN 1108a30, etc.; τὸ δ. Pl. Lg. 791c; of animals, intractable, Id. Tht. 174d (Comp.): so in Adv. δυσκόλως, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι πρός τινα, D. 19.132, Isoc. 3.33; δυσκολώτερον διακεῖσθαι Pl. Phd. 84e. II. of things, troublesome, harassing, δ. ἡ ἡνιόχησις Id. Phdr. 246b; πυρετοί Hp. Coac. 38: generally, unpleasant, ἄν τι δ. συμβῇ D. 18.189, cf. Men. 89; εἴ τι δ. πέπρακται Θηβαίοις πρὸς ἡμᾶς D. 18.176; καιροὶ δ. difficult times, IG 22.682.33. Adv. -λως, ὑπακούειν Hp. Epid. 3.8. 2. difficult to explain, Arist. SE 180b5, Metaph. 1001b1; δ. ἐστι it is difficult, Ev.Marc. 10.24, cf. Onos. 1.15 (Comp.); τὰ μὲν ῥάδια . . τὰ δὲ δ. Phld. Po. 994.24. Adv. -λως hardly, with difficulty, Ev.Marc. 10.23,al.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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