εὔκαιρος

eukairos

well-timed, seasonable

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Rhetoric 3
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Book III 3
Chapter 7 1408a10–1408b20

1408b1
1408b1

Chapter 18 1418b40–1419b9

1418b40
History of Animals 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter 1 581a9–582a33

582a28

Chapter 3 583a14–583b28

583a19
Meteorology 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 4 341b1–342a33

341b22
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 16 1334b29–1336a2

1335a32

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔκαιρος, ον, A. well-timed, seasonable, λόγος Philem. 113; θάνατος Com.Adesp. 116; ὕδατα (rainfall) Thphr. HP 8.7.6; nihil -ότερον epistula tua, Cic. Att. 4.7.1: c. inf., χὥ τι σοι λέγειν εὔκαιρόν ἐστι S. OC 32, cf. Epicur. Nat. 28.4; -ότερον ἔσται διελθεῖν J. AJ 12.9.7; τὸ εὔκαιρον, = εὐκαιρία, D.H. Din. 7; τὸ μέτριον καὶ τὸ εὔ. ἐν ἡδοναῖς Aristo Stoic. 1.86; εὔκαιρον ἀείσας in season, Pl. Epigr. 5.5. II. of places, convenient, well situated, τόποι PPetr. 2p.28 (iii B.C., Sup.), cf.Plb. 4.38.1 (Sup.), D.S. 1.63, etc. III. rich, wealthy, dub.l. in St. Byz. s.v. Χαττηνία. IV. Adv. -ρως seasonably, opportunely, Hp. Medic. 3, Nico 1, PCair.Zen. 38.28 (iii B.C.), al., etc.; εὐ. χρῆσθαί τινι Isoc. 5.143; εὐ. ἔχειν πρός τι Id. 11.12, Arist. HA 582a28; favourably, propitiously, PCair.Zen. 46 (iii B.C.), POxy. 2086r.6 (ii A.D., εὐκερως Pap.): Comp. -ότερον Pl. Phd. 78a: Sup. -ότατα Plb. 5.63.13. 2. οὐκ-ρως ἔχειν to have no leisure, Id. 5.26.10.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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