ὁρατικός

horatikos

able to see

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 716a1–716b12

716a30
Book V 2
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

780b26
781a1
Metaphysics 2
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Book Θ 2
Chapter 8 1049b4–1051a3

1049b15
1049b21
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 2 437a19–439a5

438b19

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁρατικός, ή, όν, A. able to see, τὰ ὄμματα ὁ. τῶν πόρρωθεν Arist. GA 781a1 ; of persons, Ph. 1.336, al.; -κὴ διάνοια Id. 2.19 : abs., ὁρατικὸν τὸ ὁρᾶν, καὶ ὁρατὸν τὸ δυνατὸν ὁρᾶσθαι Arist. Metaph. 1049b15; τὸ ὁρατικόν the power of sight, Id. GA 716a30 ; ἡ ὁ. δύναμις Plu. 2.433d; -κῶν πόνοι pains in the eyes, Vett. Val. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).168, cf. Nech. ap. Vett. Val.279.33. Adv. -κῶς S.E. M. 7.355. II. of or for the sight, θεραπεύματα D.L. 8.89.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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