ἥδυσμα

hedysma

relish, seasoning, sauce

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 414a29–415a13

414b13
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 10 1170b20–1171a20

1170b29
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 4 381b23–382a21

381b30
Poetics 1
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Chapter 6 1449b21–1450b20

1450b16
Politics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 5 1339a11–1340b19

1340b17
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 1405b35–1406b19

1406a18
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 4 440b26–442b26

442a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἥδυσμα, ατος, τό, (ἡδύνω) A. relish, seasoning, sauce, Ar. Eq. 678, V. 496, Pl. R. 332d, X. Mem. 3.14.5, Thphr. CP 6.4.6, etc.; of vinegar, Ath. 2.67c: metaph., οὐ . . ἡδύσματι χρῆται ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐδέσματι τοῖς ἐπιθέτοις Arist. Rh. 1406a19; ἡ μελοποιΐα μέγιστον τῶν ἡ. Id. Po. 1450b16, cf. Jul. Or. 7.207b: in pl., spices, aromatics, Hp. Mul. 2.202, Dsc. 1.61, Plu. 2.995c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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