εἰρήνη

eirene

peace

Appears 27 times across Aristotle's works.

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Politics 16
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Book IV 3
Chapter 14 1297b35–1299a2

1298a4
1298a22
1298b6
Book V 3
Chapter 6 1305a37–1306b21

1306a20
1306a27
1306b12
Book VI 1
Chapter 8 1321b4–1323a10

1322a35
Book VII 9
Chapter 14 1332b12–1334a10

1333a31
1333a35
1333b1
1334a5
1334a8

Chapter 15 1334a11–1334b28

1334a15
1334a25
1334a27
1334a39
Rhetoric 8
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Book I 3
Chapter 4 1359a30–1360b3

1359b22
1359b33

Chapter 9 1366a23–1368a37

1366b6
Book II 2
Chapter 23 1397a7–1400b33

1397a12
1399b13
Book III 3
Chapter 10 1410b6–1411b21

1410b30
1410b31
1411b15
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

399b19
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book X 1
Chapter 7 1177a12–1178a8

1177b5
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 120 842a1–10

842a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἰρήνη (v. infr.), ἡ, A. peace, Od. 24.486, etc.; ἐπʼ εἰρήνης in time of peace, Il. 2.797; ἔθηκε πᾶσιν εἰ. φίλοις A. Pers. 769; εἰ. τἀκεῖθεν τέκνοις on that side they have peace, have naught to fear, E. Med. 1004; εἰ. γίγνεται peace is made, Hdt. 1.74: hence later, a peace, treaty of peace, ἡ βασιλέως εἰ. IG 22.103.24, etc.; εἰ. ποιεῖν Ἀρμενίοις καὶ Χαλδαίοις make peace between . . , X. Cyr. 3.2.12; εἰ. ποιεῖσθαι And. 3.8, Aeschin. 2.77; εἰ. κατεργάζεσθαι, πράττειν, And. 3.8,17; διαπράξασθαι X. HG 6.3.4; εἰρήνης δεῖσθαι ib.2.2.13; εἰρήνην δέχεσθαι to accept it, ib. 22; λαβεῖν And. 3.7; εἰ. ἄγειν keep peace, be at peace, Ar. Av. 386, etc.; πρὸς ἀλλήλους Pl. R. 465b; εἰ. ἄγειν (v.l. ἔχειν) enjoy peace, X. An. 2.6.6; λύειν break it, D. 18.71; πολλὴ εἰ. τινὸς γίγνεται profound peace, Pl. R. 329c; ἐν εἰρήνῃ λέγειν, τὸν βίον διάγειν, Id. Smp. 189b, R. 372d; πόλεμον εἰρήνης χάριν [αἱρεῖσθαι] Arist. Pol. 1333a35; εἰρήνης ἄρξας, = εἰρηναρχήσας, IGRom. 3.784, cf. 452. II. the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis, Hes. Th. 902, cf. Pi. O. 13.7, B. Fr. 3.1, IG 3.170, Plu. Cim. 13, etc. III. Pythag. name for three, Theol.Ar. 16; for six, ib.37. IV. Hebraism in LXX, ἐρωτῆσαί τινα εἰς εἰρήνην greet a person, inquire after their health, Jd. 18.15, 1 Ki. 17.22; ἐρ. τινὰ τὰ εἰς εἰ. ib.10.4; so ἐπερωτᾶν εἰς εἰ. τοῦ πολέμου 2 Ki. 11.7; in salutations, εἰ. σοι; 4 Ki. 4.26, cf. Ev.Luc. 24.36, al.; εἰ. ἡ εἴσοδός σου 3 Ki. 2.13. (ϝειράνα IG 5(1).1509 (Sparta, iv B. C., dub.); ἰράνα ib.4.917 (Epid.), 12(3).29.12 (Telos); cf. Boeot. πολέμω καἰράνας ib.7.2407, but Cret. πολέμω χ[ἰ]ρήνας GDI 5018.5; εἰρήνα Pi.l.c., B.l.c., SIG 241.80 (Delph., iv B. C.), later εἰράνα IG 5(1).935.14 (ii B. C.).)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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