ἐπίκαιρος
epikairos
in fit time
Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπίκαιρος, ον, A. in fit time or place, seasonable, opportune, OT 875 (lyr.), 6.34; νίκη -οτάτη 8.106; of places, -ότατον χωρίον πρὸς τὰ ἐπὶ Θρᾴκης ἀποχρῆσθαι 1.68; τὰ ἐ. advantageous positions, Hier. 10.5; τοὺς ἐ. τῶν τόπων 18.27, cf. Pol. 1331a21; Κόρκυρα ἐν -οτάτῳ κειμένη 15.108; τὰ ἐνδεχόμενα καὶ -ότατα Rh. 1396b5; τοῦ πάθους τὸ ἐ. spontaneous outburst of passion, 18.2: also c.gen., τρίποδα . .λουτρῶν ἐπίκαιρον, = καιρὸν ἔχοντα λουτρῶν, convenient for . ., Aj. 1406 (anap.); ἰατὴρ -ότατος helping in time of need, P. 4.270. Adv. -ως Ps. 9.10, Sup. -οτάτως in Rh. 132.8. 2. serious, important, ἐ. σημεῖα important symptoms, Epid. 1.25; ἐς τέκμαρσιν Id.Acut. . 3. of parts of the body, vital, ἐν τῷ -οτάτῳ ἀφύλακτον Eq. 12.7, cf. GA 766a24; ἐ. τοῦ ζῆν necessary for life, ib.719a16; of wounds, dangerous, ἐ. τρῶμα Fract. 11; ἕλκος Acut. 46. Adv. -ρως, τετρῶσθαι 4.8.4. 4. susceptible to disorders, Nat.Fac. 2.8. II. for a time, temporary, opp. ἀΐδιος, Gnom. 8; ἡ τῆς δόξης ἐ. εὐδαιμονία 130.30.
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