γένεσις
genesis
origin, source
Appears 810 times across Aristotle's works.
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Generation of Animals 153 ▸
Open Generation of Animals ›Book I 45 ▸
Chapter 4 717a11–717b13Chapter 14 720b2–14Chapter 17 721a30–721b35Book II 27 ▸
Chapter 3 736a24–737b7Chapter 8 747a23–749a6Book III 43 ▸
Chapter 6 756b13–757a13Chapter 7 757a14–757b30Book IV 27 ▸
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29Chapter 7 775b25–776a14Chapter 9 777a28–31 -
On Generation and Corruption 129 ▸
Open On Generation and Corruption ›Book I 81 ▸
Chapter 2 315a26–317a31Chapter 3 317a32–319b5Chapter 10 327a30–328b22Book II 48 ▸
Chapter 5 332a3–333a15Chapter 6 333a16–334a14Chapter 7 334a15–334b29Chapter 8 334b30–335a23Chapter 10 336a15–337a33 -
Metaphysics 117 ▸
Open Metaphysics ›Book Α 14 ▸
Book Β 5 ▸
Book Γ 6 ▸
Book Δ 10 ▸
Book Ζ 15 ▸
Book Η 6 ▸
Book Θ 6 ▸
Book Κ 17 ▸
Book Λ 7 ▸
Book Μ 9 ▸
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Physics 93 ▸
Open Physics ›Book I 7 ▸
Book II 6 ▸
Book III 7 ▸
Book IV 5 ▸
Book V 32 ▸
Chapter 3 226b18–227b2Book VII 13 ▸
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History of Animals 57 ▸
Open History of Animals ›Book V 15 ▸
Chapter 14 544b12–546b14Chapter 15 546b15–548a21Chapter 16 548a22–549a13Chapter 19 550b22–552b25Chapter 22 553b7–554b21Chapter 26 555a22–26Chapter 30 556a14–556b20Book VI 18 ▸
Chapter 1 558b8–559a14Chapter 9 564a25–564b13Chapter 11 566a2–566b1Chapter 12 566b2–567a16Chapter 13 567a17–568a10Chapter 14 568a11–569a9Chapter 16 570a3–24Chapter 24 577b19–578a5Book VIII 7 ▸
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Parts of Animals 46 ▸
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On the Heavens 37 ▸
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Meteorology 34 ▸
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Topics 28 ▸
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Nicomachean Ethics 23 ▸
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Politics 11 ▸
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De Mundo 4 ▸
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Movement of Animals 4 ▸
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Rhetoric 4 ▸
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Chapter 4 1359a30–1360b3 -
Sophistical Refutations 4 ▸
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Sense and Sensibilia 4 ▸
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De Interpretatione 3 ▸
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Oeconomica 2 ▸
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De Lineis Insecabilibus 1 ▸
Open De Lineis Insecabilibus ›Chapter 1 968a1–972b33 -
On Length and Shortness of Life 1 ▸
Open On Length and Shortness of Life ›Chapter 2 465a13–32 -
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1 ▸
Open De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus ›Chapter 48 833b21–31
Dictionary (LSJ)
γένεσις, εως, ἡ, (γενέσθαι) A. origin, source, Ὠκεανόν τε θεῶν γένεσιν Il. 14.201; Ὠκεανοῦ, ὅς περ γ. πάντεσσι τέτυκται ib.246, cf. Pl. Tht. 180d; beginning, in dual, τοῖν γενεσέοιν ἡ ἑτέρα Id. Phd. 71e. II. manner of birth, Hdt. 1.204, 6.69, etc.; race, descent, Id. 2.146; πατρὸς οὖσα γένεσιν Εὐρύτου S. Tr. 380; κατὰ γένεσιν, opp. καθʼ υἱοθεσίαν, IG 12(1).181 (Rhodes). 2. Astrol., nativity, geniture, AP 11.164 (Lucill.), 183 (Id.), Epigr.Gr. 314.21 (Smyrna), PLond. 1.98r60 (i A. D.), Vett.Val. 216.6: hence, lot, fortune, Astramps. Orac. 16.8,23.7. III. production, generation, coming into being, opp. ὄλεθρος, Parm. 8.21; more usu. opp. φθορά, Pl. Phlb. 55a, etc.; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς, title of work by Arist.: generally, formation, πύου Hp. Aph. 2.47; origination, making, ἱματίων, περὶ τὰ ἀμφιέσματα, Pl. Plt. 281b,3; γ. καὶ οὐσία δικαιοσύνης Id. R. 359a. 2. = τὸ γίγνεσθαι, becoming, opp. οὐσία, ib.525b, Ti. 29c, Procl. Inst. 45,al. IV. concrete, creation, i.e. all created things, Pl. Phdr. 245e; γ. καὶ κόσμος Id. Ti. 29e, freq. in Ph., as 1.3,al., cf. Plot. 6.3.2, etc. V. race, kind or sort of animals, Pl. Plt. 265b, etc.; family, δίδυμος γ. of the Spartan kings, Id. Lg. 691d. VI. generation, age, Id. Phdr. 252d: pl., Id. Plt. 310d; κατὰ περίστασιν τῆς γ. according to the circumstances of his time, Porph. Sent. 32. VII. παιδοπόρος γ. genitalia muliebria, AP 9.311 (Phil.). VIII. Math., generation of a figure, Papp. 234.4,al. b. origin of a spiral, Id. 272.7; ἡ ἐν γ. εὐθεῖα the initial line, Id. 286.22.
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