εὔσημος

eusemos

of good signs

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 1
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Chapter 2 792a4–792b32

792b1
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

363a27
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 2 806a19–807a30

806a35

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὔσημος, Dor. εὔσᾱμος, ον, A. of good signs or omens, φάσμα ναυβάταις E. IA 252 (lyr.), cf. Plu. Caes. 43; ἱερά Philostr. VA 8.7.12; [πῦρ] ib.1.31. II. easily known by signs, conspicuous, εὔσημον γὰρ οὔ μελανθάνει [τὸ πλοῖον] A. Supp. 714; καπνῷ δʼ ἁλοῦσα . . εὔ. πόλις Id. Ag. 818; σημεῖα Hp. Mochl. 16; τόπος Annuario 4/5.225 (Rhodes, ii B.C.); ἴχνη Thphr. CP 6.19.5 (Comp.); οὐκ εὔσημον, ὅθεν . . not easy to distinguish, ib.3.8.2; legible, clear, ὅπως -σαμοτέρα ὑπάρχῃ ἁ ἀναγραφά SIG 1023.96 (Cos, iii/ii B.C.); εὔ. γράμματα OGI 665.12 (Egypt, i A.D.); εὔ. προσαγόρευσις Men. 381; of sound, distinct, βοαι S. Ant. 1021; ἦχοι Phld. Po. 2.16 (Sup.); wellmarked, βραχίων Philostr. Gym. 35; οὐλὴ εὔσημος PPetr. 1p.54 (iii B.C.). 2. clear, intelligible, λόγον εὔ. δοῦναι 1 Ep.Cor. 14.9; διδασκαλία Erot. Prooem., Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.20.7. 3. evident, τισι Phld. Ir. p.91 W., cf. Porph. Abst. 3.5. 4. εὔσημα, τά, = Lat. insignia, f.l. for σύσσημα, D.S. 36.2. 5. of garments, with fine edging, BGU 1564.11 (ii A.D.). II. Adv. -μως clearly, distinctly, ἔχειν Arist. Mete. 363a27; μεμνῆσθαι Str. 10.2.23; προσανένεγκε POxy. 1188.5 (i A.D.): Sup. -ότατα Plu. 2.1022a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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