ἔμφυτος

emphytos

inborn, natural

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Eudemian Ethics 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 1220a38–1220b20

1220b2
Book VII 1
Chapter 12 1244b1–1246a25

1244b28
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 15 474b25–475b14

475a8
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 354b1–356b3

355b9
Physics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 192b8–193b21

192b19

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔμφυτος, ον, A. inborn, natural, ἔ. μαντικὴν εἶχε Hdt. 9.94; πατρὸς αἶμα S. OC 1671 (lyr.); τοῖς πλουτοῦσι τοῦτο δʼ ἔ. E. Fr. 776.1, cf. Men. 15.1 D.; ἔρως ἔ. τοῖς ἀνθρώποις Pl. Smp. 191d; ἡ μὲν [ἰδέα] ἔ. οὖσα, ἐπιθυμία ἡδονῶν Id. Phdr. 237d, cf.D. 60.1; αἰσχροκέρδεια, πονηρία, Din. 1.108; κακία LXX Wi. 12.10; ἔ. ἡ ἀρετή, opp. διδακτός, Pl. Erx. 398c, cf. Lys. 33.7; τὸ ἔ. θερμόν Hp. Aph. 1.14; ἔ. θερμότης Arist. Mete. 355b9; οὐκ ἦν ταῦτα τοῖς ʼαθηναίοις πάτρια . . οὐδʼ ἔ. D. 18.203; τὰν ἔ. αὐτοῖς ἀθεσίαν IPE 1.185 (Chersonesus). Adv. -τως Ph. Fr. 70H. II. planted, χωρίον PHamb. 23.16 (vi A. D.); ἐλαῖαι BGU 241.28 (ii A. D.). 2. implanted, λόγος Ep.Jac. 1.21.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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