εὐλαβής

eulabes

taking hold well, holding fast, clinging

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Rhetoric 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 9 1366a23–1368a37

1367a35

Chapter 12 1372a4–1373a38

1372b28
Politics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 5 1319b30–1320b17

1320a9

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐλαβής, ές, (λαβεῖν) A. taking hold well, holding fast, clinging, metaph., πενία Luc. Tim. 29: lit. in Adv. εὐλαβῶς, κατέχειν Ael. NA 3.13, 6.55 (Sup.): but mostly, II. metaph., undertaking prudently, discreet, cautious, Democr. 91, Pl. Plt. 311a, al.; τὸ εὐλαβές, = εὐλάβεια, ib.b; εὐλαβὴς περί τι Plu. CG 3; τὸ πρὸς τὰ μεγάλα τῶν τετολμημένων εὐ. Hdn. 2.8.2; εὐ. ἀπό τινος keeping from . . , LXX Le. 15.31. Adv. -βῶς Pl. Sph. 246b; εὐ. διακείμενος D.S. 13.12, etc.: Comp. -εστέρως E. IT 1375; -έστερον διακεῖσθαι πρός τι Plb. 1.18.1. 2. reverent, pious, LXX Mi. 7.2 (v.l. εὐσεβής), Ev.Luc. 2.25, Act.Ap. 2.5, etc.: Sup.-έστατος, as title, Dionys. Ep. 71, Procop.Gaz. Ep. 126. III. Pass., easy to get hold of, κέρκος Luc. Lex. 7. 2. cautiously undertaken or effected, μετάβασις Pl. Lg. 736d; ἡδοναί Plu. Per. 15 ἀβλ-Reiske).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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