ἕξις
hexis
having, being in possession of, possession
Appears 498 times across Aristotle's works.
in Aristotle 498× · before him 117 · contemporaries 291
Frequency by work
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Nicomachean Ethics 116 ▸
Open Nicomachean Ethics ›Book II 14 ▸
Chapter 2 1103b26–1104b2Chapter 7 1107a28–1108b10Chapter 8 1108b11–1109a19Chapter 9 1109a20–1109b26Book III 12 ▸
Book IV 19 ▸
Chapter 1 1119b22–1122a17Chapter 4 1125b1–25Book V 9 ▸
Book VI 29 ▸
Chapter 8 1141b23–1142a30Chapter 11 1143a19–1143b17Book VII 19 ▸
Chapter 2 1145b21–1146b7Chapter 3 1146b8–1147b19Chapter 5 1148b15–1149a23Chapter 7 1150a9–1150b28Chapter 8 1150b29–1151a28Chapter 9 1151a29–1152a5Chapter 14 1154a8–1154b34Book IX 1 ▸
Chapter 1 1163b32–1164b21 -
Eudemian Ethics 63 ▸
Open Eudemian Ethics ›Book I 3 ▸
Book II 29 ▸
Chapter 10 1225b17–1227b11Book III 13 ▸
Book VII 11 ▸
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Topics 46 ▸
Open Topics ›Book II 6 ▸
Book IV 10 ▸
Book V 14 ▸
Book VI 12 ▸
Book VIII 1 ▸
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17 -
Metaphysics 39 ▸
Open Metaphysics ›Book Α 3 ▸
Book α 1 ▸
Chapter 1 993a30–993b31Book Β 1 ▸
Chapter 2 996a18–998a19Book Δ 15 ▸
Book Ε 1 ▸
Chapter 2 1026a33–1027a28Book Ζ 1 ▸
Chapter 13 1038b1–1039a23Book Η 1 ▸
Chapter 5 1044b21–1045a6Book Θ 5 ▸
Book Λ 1 ▸
Chapter 3 1069b35–1070a30Book Ν 1 ▸
Chapter 2 1088b14–1090a15 -
Categories 38 ▸
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Physics 24 ▸
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Prior Analytics 21 ▸
Open Prior Analytics ›Book I 17 ▸
Chapter 10 30b7–31a17Chapter 15 33b25–35b22Chapter 16 35b23–36b25Chapter 18 37b19–38a12Chapter 19 38a13–39a3Chapter 22 40a4–40b16Chapter 23 40b17–41b5Chapter 25 41b36–42b26 -
On the Heavens 21 ▸
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Politics 21 ▸
Open Politics ›Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 1 1288b10–1289a25Book VI 1 ▸
Chapter 4 1318b6–1319b29Book VII 8 ▸
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Rhetoric 19 ▸
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De Anima 12 ▸
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History of Animals 4 ▸
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De Lineis Insecabilibus 4 ▸
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Sophistical Refutations 4 ▸
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Sense and Sensibilia 4 ▸
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Generation of Animals 3 ▸
Open Generation of Animals ›Book V 1 ▸
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13 -
Meteorology 3 ▸
Open Meteorology ›Book II 1 ▸
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20 -
Progression of Animals 2 ▸
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De Interpretatione 2 ▸
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Mechanica 1 ▸
Open Mechanica ›Chapter 24 855a28–856a38
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