εὐφύλακτος

euphylaktos

easy to keep

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 655b28–657a11

656b2
Book III 1
Chapter 7 669b13–670b31

670a25
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 15 174a17–174b40

174b35
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 2 437a19–439a5

438a15

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐφύλακτος [ῠ], ον, A. easy to keep or guard, A. Supp. 998; εὐ. ἡ καρδία well-guarded, Arist. PA 670a26; εὐφυλακτότερον τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦ ἀέρος more easily confined, Id. Sens. 438a15, cf. PA 656b2 (Sup.); ἐν εὐφυλάκτῳ εἶναι to be on oneʼs guard, E. HF 201; -ότερα αὐτοῖς ἐγίγνετο it was easier for them to keep a look-out, Th. 8.55; ὅπως εὐφύλακτα αὐτοῖς εἴη Id. 3.92, cf. Plu. Rom. 18. II. (φυλάττομαι) easy to guard against, Arist. SE 174b35 (Comp.), D.C. 57.1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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