ὁμαλότης

homalotes

evenness

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 3
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Book Ζ 1
Chapter 7 1032a12–1033a23

1032b7
Book Η 2
Chapter 2 1042b9–1043a28

1043a24
1043a26
Politics 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 1266a31–1267b21

1266b15
Book V 1
Chapter 9 1309a33–1310a38

1309b39
Book VII 1
Chapter 11 1330a34–1331a18

1330b20
On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 4 286b10–287b21

287b19
Meteorology 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 6 377a29–378b6

377b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁμαλότης, ητος, ἡ, A. evenness of surface, τοῦ ἐνόπτρου Arist. Mete. 377b17, cf. Metaph. 1043a24 ; level ground, opp. ἀκρόπολις, Id. Pol. 1330b20. 2. equability, equilibrium, Pl. Ti. 57e ; ὁ. ἀποβάλλειν, ἀπολέσαι, lose equilibrium, ib.58e. 3. evenness of temperature, Arist. Metaph. 1032b7 ; of the pulse, Gal. 8.457 ; regularity of motion, Procl. Hyp. 2.23. 4. equality, παίδων Pl. Lg. 773d ; ἐξευπορεῖν ὁ. ταῖς οὐσίαις ib.918c, cf. Arist. Pol. 1309b39.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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