ῥώμη

hrome

bodily strength, might

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 2
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Book V 1
Chapter 14 544b12–546b14

546a9
Book IX 1
Chapter 32 618b18–619b12

618b24
On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias 1
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Chapter 4 977b21–979a11

977b34
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 5 809a26–810a13

809b38

Dictionary (LSJ)

ῥώμη, ἡ, (ῥώομαι) A. bodily strength, might, Xenoph. 2.11, Hdt. 1.31, 8.113; γυίων ῥ. A. Pers. 913 (anap.); μεῖζον ἢ κατʼ ἐμὰν ῥώμαν S. Tr. 1019(lyr.); ἐπʼ ἀσθενοῦς ῥώμης ὀχούμεθʼ E. Or. 69; ἀκμαζούσῃ τῇ ῥώμῃ τῶν χειρῶν χρώμενος Antipho 4.3.3, cf. Agatho 27; εἴ τῳ . . προλίποι ἡ ῥ. καὶ τὸ σῶμα, i.e. his bodily strength, Th. 7.75; ὁ μετὰ ῥώμης γιγνόμενος θάνατος in the full strength or vigour of life, Id. 2.43; ὑγίειαν καὶ ῥ. Pl. Phdr. 270b; τὴν ἰσχὺν δεινὰ καὶ τὴν ῥ. Id. Smp. 190b; ῥ. καὶ τόλμῃ D. 18.220; ῥώμης ἀκμή Eub. 7.6: pl., πιστεύοντες ταῖς αὑτῶν ῥ. Lys. 24.16; ταῖς τῶν σωμάτων ῥ. X. Cyr. 3.3.19. 2. of nations, armies, and the like, τὴν παροῦσαν νῦν ῥ. πόλεως Th. 4.18. 3. of things, strength, force, might, δορός E. Supp. 26; πνίγους Pl. Lg. 633c; πνεύματʼ ἀνέμων οὐκ ἀεὶ ῥώμην ἔχει E. HF 102; also ῥ. ψυχῆς X. Cyr. 4.2.14; ἡδονῶν Pl. Lg. 841a; τοῦ λέγειν ib.711e; λόγου Id. Phdr. 267a; ἡ τῶν λόγων ῥ. Cratin.Jun. 7.3. 4. οὐ μιᾷ ῥώμῃ not single-handed, S. OT 123: a force, i.e. army, X. An. 3.3.14, HG 7.4.16. 5. confidence, τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις ἐγεγένητό τις ῥ., διότι τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἐνόμιζον διπλοῦν τὸν πόλεμον ἔχοντας . . εὐκαθαιρετωτέρους ἔσεσθαι Th. 7.18, cf. 42, 4.29.

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