ἐργώδης

ergodes

difficult, troublesome

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 13 1102a5–1103a10

1102a25
Book IX 3
Chapter 2 1164b22–1165a35

1165a34

Chapter 7 1167b17–1168a27

1168a24

Chapter 10 1170b20–1171a20

1171a5
Politics 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 7 1266a31–1267b21

1266b2

Chapter 9 1269a29–1271b19

1269b8
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 11 1244a1–36

1244a10
History of Animals 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

572a28
Topics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 1 139a24–139b18

139b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐργώδης, ες, A. difficult, troublesome, ἐ. φαρμακεύεσθαι hard to purge, Hp. Aph. 2.37, cf. X. Mem. 2.6.9 ; ἐ. αἱ φαρμακεῖαι Hp. Aph. 4.5 ; of persons, Thphr. Char. 6.10 ; θυγάτηρ κτῆμʼ ἐστὶν ἐργῶδες πατρί Men. 60 ; πολέμιος Plu. Marc. 30 ; ἐργῶδές [ἐστιν] c.inf., Arist. EN 1171a5, Philippid. 9.9, cf. Sosip. 1.24 : Comp. -έστερον Arist. EN 1102a25, Luc. Halc. 4 : Sup. -έστατος X. Mem. 1.3.6. Adv. -δῶς with difficulty, ὑγιάζεται Hp. Aph. 6.6, cf. Thphr. HP 9.16.5, Ph. Bel. 84.12.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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