εὐσχήμων

euschemon

elegant in figure, mien and bearing, graceful

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 10 1100a10–1101a21

1101a1
Book IV 1
Chapter 8 1127b33–1128b9

1128a7
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 12 172b9–173a30

172b38

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐσχήμων, ον, gen. ονος, (σχῆμα) A. elegant in figure, mien and bearing, graceful, opp. ἀσχήμων, Pl. R. 413e, al.; ἀλεκτρυών Cratin. 108; τὰ εὐ. ἡμῶν (sc. μόρια) 1 Ep.Cor. 12.24: Comp. -έστερος more respectable, Pl. R. 554e: Sup. -έστατοι, πονεῖν ἵπποι X. Eq. 11.12. 2. in bad sense, with an outside show of goodness, specious in behaviour, εἴς τινα E. Med. 584. II. of things, decent, becoming, λόγοι Id. Hipp. 490, D. 60.9; πρᾶγμα οὐδαμῶς εὔσχημον λέγειν Aeschin. 3.162; λέγειν εὐσχήμονα Arist. EN 1128a7; τὸ εὔσχημον decorum, Pl. R. 401c, Lg. 797b. Adv. -μόνως with grace and dignity, like a gentleman, Ar. V. 1210, X. Cyr. 1.3.8, Arist. EN 1101a1; ζῆν Phld. Herc. 1251.18: Comp -έστερον, ἔχειν Pl. Epin. 981a; τι φέρειν D. 60.35: Sup. -έστατα IG 22.1034.11. 2. later also, noble, honourable, in rank (condemned by Phryn. 309), Ev.Marc. 15.43, Act.Ap. 13.50, J. Vit. 9, Vett.Val. 66.7, al.; ἡ εὐ. the noble lady, PFlor. 16.20 (iii A.D.). b. title of a village magistrate, in pl., εὐ. κώμης BGU 147 (ii/iii A.D.): sg., ἡ οἰκία τοῦ εὐ. PRyl. 236.15 (iii A.D.).

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