ἐνέργεια
energeia
activity, operation
Appears 521 times across Aristotle's works.
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Metaphysics 137 ▸
Open Metaphysics › Book Β 1 ▸
Book Δ 7 ▸
Chapter 14 1020a33–1020b25
Chapter 15 1020b26–1021b11
Chapter 26 1023b26–1024a10
Book Ε 1 ▸
Chapter 2 1026a33–1027a28
Book Η 20 ▸
Chapter 3 1043a29–1044a14
Book Θ 56 ▸
Chapter 1 1045b27–1046a35
Chapter 6 1048a25–1048b36
Chapter 10 1051a34–1052a11
Book Κ 19 ▸
Chapter 6 1062b12–1063b35
Chapter 10 1066a35–1067a37
Book Λ 26 ▸
Chapter 7 1072a19–1073a13
Book Μ 3 ▸
Chapter 10 1086b14–1087a25
Book Ν 4 ▸
Chapter 1 1087a29–1088b13
Chapter 2 1088b14–1090a15
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Nicomachean Ethics 114 ▸
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Chapter 10 1100a10–1101a21
Chapter 13 1102a5–1103a10
Book II 4 ▸
Chapter 1 1103a14–1103b25
Book III 4 ▸
Chapter 12 1119a21–1119b18
Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 2 1122a18–1123a33
Book VII 13 ▸
Chapter 12 1152b25–1153a35
Chapter 14 1154a8–1154b34
Book VIII 2 ▸
Book IX 12 ▸
Chapter 7 1167b17–1168a27
Chapter 12 1171b29–1172a15
Book X 56 ▸
Chapter 3 1173a13–1174a12
Chapter 4 1174a13–1175a20
Chapter 5 1175a21–1176a29
Chapter 6 1176a30–1177a11
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Physics 58 ▸
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Book III 28 ▸
Book IV 9 ▸
Book V 5 ▸
Book VII 3 ▸
Book VIII 12 ▸
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De Anima 55 ▸
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Generation of Animals 29 ▸
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Eudemian Ethics 26 ▸
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Chapter 1 1218b31–1220a37
Chapter 11 1227b12–1228a19
Book VII 12 ▸
Chapter 2 1235b13–1238b14
Chapter 10 1242a1–1243b38
Chapter 12 1244b1–1246a25
Book VIII 1 ▸
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Sense and Sensibilia 21 ▸
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On the Heavens 13 ▸
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Parts of Animals 13 ▸
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Rhetoric 11 ▸
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Book II 1 ▸
Book III 9 ▸
Chapter 10 1410b6–1411b21
Chapter 11 1411b22–1413b2
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Topics 8 ▸
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On Generation and Corruption 6 ▸
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De Interpretatione 6 ▸
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Movement of Animals 6 ▸
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On Dreams 4 ▸
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On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 4 ▸
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On Sleep 3 ▸
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On Length and Shortness of Life 2 ▸
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Politics 2 ▸
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Chapter 8 1328a21–1328b23
Chapter 13 1331b24–1332b11
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Posterior Analytics 1 ▸
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De Mundo 1 ▸
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On Memory 1 ▸
Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐνέργεια, ἡ, A. activity, operation, opp. ἕξις (disposition), Arist. EN 1098b33, al.; ζῴου Plb. 1.4.7; ἡ χαρὰ καὶ ἡ εὐφροσύνη κατὰ κίνησιν ἐνεργείᾳ βλέπονται Epicur. Fr. 2; opp. ἀογία, Hierocl. in CA 19p.461M.: pl., παντοδαπαὶ ἐ. Polystr.p.30 W.; ἐ. καὶ σπουδή PTeb. 616 (ii A.D.); physiological function, Gal. 6.21; performance, τῶν καθηκόντων Ph. 1.91; activity, of drugs, Gal. 6.467; force, of an engine, D.S. 20.95 (but, mechanism, ‘action’, Hero Aut. 1.7). b. workmanship, Aristeas 59. 2. esp. of divine or supernatural action, Ep.Eph. 1.19, al., Aristeas 266; ἐ. θεοῦ Διὸς Βαιτοκαίκης OGI 262.4 (Syria, iii A.D.); magical operation, ἱερὰ ἐ. PMag.Par. 1.159. 3. pl., ἐνέργειαι cosmic forces, Herm. ap. Stob. 1.41.6. 4. Gramm., active force, opp. πάθος, D.T. 637.29, A.D. Synt. 9.9 (pl.), al.; ἐνέργειαι καὶ πάθη active and passive forms, Alex. Fig. 2.14. 5. Rhet., vigour of style, Arist. Rh. 1411b28. II. in the philos. of Arist., opp. δύναμις, actuality, Metaph.1048a26, al.; opp. ὕλη, ib.1043a20; ἡ ὡς ἐ. οὐσία, substance in the sense of actuality, ib.1042b10; opp. ἐντελέχεια, as actuality to full reality, ib.1050a22, 1047a30; ἐνεργείᾳ actually, opp. δυνάμει, ib.1045b19, al., etc.
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