ἐραστής

erastes

lover

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 6
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Book VIII 4
Chapter 4 1156b33–1157b4

1157a6
1157a8

Chapter 8 1159a12–1159b24

1159b15
1159b17
Book IX 2
Chapter 1 1163b32–1164b21

1164a3
1164a8
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 2 1235b13–1238b14

1235b21
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 1273b27–1274b28

1274a33
Rhetoric 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 21 1394a19–1395b20

1394b16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐραστής, οῦ, ὁ, (ἔραμαι) A. lover, prop. c. gen. pers., Ar. Eq. 732, etc. b. admirer, Pl. Men. 70b, Ly. 222a, Prt. 317c. 2. metaph., c. gen. rei, τυραννίδος Hdt. 3.53 ; τῆσδε τῆς γνώμης an adherent of.., S. OT 601 ; πολέμων E. Heracl. 377 (lyr.); παίδων eager for children, Id. Supp. 1088 ; πραγμάτων, = πολυπράγμων, Ar. Pax 191, Nu. 1459 ; τοῦ πονεῖν fond of work, Id. Pl. 254 ; λόγων, νοῦ καὶ ἐπιστήμης, Pl. Phdr. 228c, Ti. 46d ; ἐπαίνου X. Cyr. 1.5.12, cf. Plu. Cam. 25, etc.; also ἐ. περὶ τὸ καλὸν καὶ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης καλῆς οὔσης Pl. Smp. 203c : as fem., ἐρασταὶ αὐτοῦ πολλαὶ πόλεις Philostr. VS 1.25.1 ; ἐ. γυνή Luc. Philops. 15.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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