ὅρασις

horasis

seeing, the act of sight

Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Anima 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 412a3–413a10

412b28
Book III 2
Chapter 2 425b12–427a16

426a13

Chapter 3 427a17–429a9

428a7
Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book X 2
Chapter 4 1174a13–1175a20

1174a14
1174b12
Metaphysics 2
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Book Θ 2
Chapter 8 1049b4–1051a3

1050a24
1050a36
On Colours 1
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Chapter 1 791a1–792a3

791b15
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 1218b31–1220a37

1219a16
Generation of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

780a4
On Dreams 1
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Chapter 1 458a33–459a22

458b3
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 3 439a6–440b25

439a15
Topics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 113b15–114a25

114a19

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὅρασις, εως, ἡ, A. seeing, the act of sight, Demad. 3, Arist. EN 1174a14, Men. 123, etc. ; distd. as the ἐνέργεια or act from ὄψις (the sense or faculty), Arist. de An. 426a13, cf. 428a7; but, power of sight, SIG 1141 (Thrace). 2. pl., eyes, τὰς ὁ. ἐκκόπτειν D.S. 2.6, cf. D.H. 8.45, Plu. 2.88d : metaph., as title of the daughter-goddess of the Sun, ὅρασιν αὑτοῦ (sc. τοῦ Ἡλίου) OGI 56.56 (Canopus, iii B. C.). II. a vision, LXXJl. 2.28, Act.Ap. 2.17 (pl.). III. appearance, ὅμοιος ὁράσει λίθῳ ἰάσπιδι Apoc. 4.3; ὁ μεταμορφούμενος ἐν ταῖς ὁράσεσιν PLeid.W. 13.36.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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