ἐλεήμων

eleemon

pitiful, merciful

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physiognomonics 2
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

808a33
808b1
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

608b8
Politics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 7 1341b15–1342b34

1342a12

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλεήμων, ον, gen. ονος, A. pitiful, merciful, Od. 5.191, D. 21.101, LXXPs. 111(112).4, Ev.Matt. 5.7; of God, LXXEx. 34.6, al.: c.gen., Ar. Pax 425:—Comp.and Sup., ἐλεημονέστερος, -τατος, Arist. HA 608b8, Lys. 24.7. Adv. -μόνως, condemned by Poll. 8.11.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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