εὔογκος

euogkos

of good size, bulky, massive

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 1 763b20–766b26

766b20
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 2 379b10–380a10

380a5
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 7 1408a10–1408b20

1408a12

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔογκος, ον, A. of good size, bulky, massive, Hp. Art. 23; κοιλίη Id. Prog. 11; οὐδʼ ἄγαν εὔ. E. Fr. 688.3; εὔ. εἶναι γαστρὶ μὴ πληρουμένῃ Trag.Adesp. 546.5; εὔ. φωνή a full, rich voice, opp. ψιλή, Philoch. 66: Comp., -ότεραι ἀπὸ τῶν ἰσχίων Sor. 2.53: metaph., weighty, important, opp. εὐτελής, Arist. Rh. 1408a12: Comp., Phld. Po. 2.38. II. of moderate or convenient bulk, compact, Aen. Tact.29.6 (Comp.), 31.23 (Sup.), Arist. Mete. 380a5 (Comp.), GA 766b20, Mnesith. ap.Ath. 7.357f, etc.; portable, Thphr. HP 9.16.8; τὰ εὔ. τῶν ἀναθημάτων Plu. 2.969e; στρατόπεδον of manageable size, Polyaen. 5.16.1: metaph., τῆς λέξεως τὸ εὔ. compact, concise, of γνῶθι σεαυτόν, Plu. 2.511b. Adv. -κως, διάγειν preserve a moderate embonpoint, Diocl.Fr. 141.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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