ἐπιστημονικός

epistemonikos

capable of knowledge

Appears 17 times across Aristotle's works.

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Posterior Analytics 6
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Book I 6
Chapter 2 71b9–72b4

71b18
71b18

Chapter 6 74b5–75a37

75a30

Chapter 12 77a36–78a21

77a39

Chapter 14 79a17–32

79a17
79a23
Topics 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 100a18–101a24

100b19
Book II 1
Chapter 9 114a26–114b24

114b10
Book VI 1
Chapter 4 141a23–142b19

141b16
Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17

155b16
De Anima 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 413a11–414a28

414a10
Book III 2
Chapter 8 431b20–432a14

431b27

Chapter 11 433b31–434a21

434a16
Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter 2 1138b35–1139b13

1139a12
Book VII 1
Chapter 3 1146b8–1147b19

1147b13
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 1220b21–1221b26

1220b25
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ζ 1
Chapter 15 1039b20–1040b4

1039b32

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιστημονικός, ή, όν, A. capable of knowledge, τὸ ἐ. τῆς ψυχῆς Arist. de An. 431b27; opp. βουλευτικός, Id. MM 1196b17, cf. EN 1139a12; θεὸς . . πάντων-ώτατον Id. Fr. 10 (=S.E. M. 9.21): Comp. -ώτερος Arist. Top. 141b16, Ph. Fr. 70 H. II. of or for science, scientific, ἀρχαί Arist. Top. 100b19; ὁ ὁρισμὸς -κός (v.l. -κόν) Id. Metaph. 1039b32; ἀποδείξεις Id. AP 0.75a30; συλλογισμός ib.71b18; αἴσθησις Phld. Mus.p.11 K.; λόγοι Gal. UP 12.6; ἐπίγνωσις Theol.Ar. 17; οὐκ ἦν εὔλογον οὐδʼ ἐ. ib.58: Sup.-ώτατον, ἔργον [ὁ κόσμος] Ph. 2.217. Adv. -κῶς Arist. Top. 114b10, Ph. 2.417.

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