ὁμοιότροπος

homoiotropos

of like manners and life

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

487b27
Book VI 1
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

571b5
Metaphysics 2
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Book Γ 2
Chapter 2 1003a33–1005a18

1003b4

Chapter 4 1005b35–1009a5

1008a10
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 403b20–405b30

404b21
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 755a36–756b12

755b28
On Dreams 1
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Chapter 3 460b28–462b11

461a29
De Interpretatione 1
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Chapter 12 21a34–22a13

21b26
Physics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 250b11–252b6

251a31
Politics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 8 1321b4–1323a10

1321b23

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁμοιότροπος, ον, A. of like manners and life, Th. 3.10, Arist. HA 487b27, al., Phld. Ir.p.30 W. ; simply, similar, δυνάμεις τῆς φράσεως D.H. Pomp. 3 ; αἰτίαι Ph. 2.259 ; of animals, Agatharch. 1. Adv. -πως in like fashion or manner with, τινι Th. 6.20, Arist. GA 755b28, al. ; τινὶ ὁ. διατεθῆναι Phld. Rh. 1.153 S. : neut. pl. as Adv., ὁμοιότροπα τῷ νῦν βαρβαρικῷ διαιτᾶσθαι Th. 1.6. II. conformable, having similar effects, of medicines, Hp. Acut. 23.

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