ὑπερβολή
hyperbole
a throwing beyond
Appears 224 times across Aristotle's works.
in Aristotle 224× · before him 9 · contemporaries 137
Frequency by work
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Nicomachean Ethics 85 ▸
Open Nicomachean Ethics ›Book II 33 ▸
Chapter 6 1106a14–1107a27Book IV 15 ▸
Book V 6 ▸
Book VII 20 ▸
Chapter 1 1145a15–1145b20Chapter 6 1149a24–1150a8Chapter 8 1150b29–1151a28Chapter 12 1152b25–1153a35Book VIII 1 ▸
Chapter 6 1158a1–1158b10Book IX 5 ▸
Book X 1 ▸
Chapter 8 1178a9–1179a32 -
Eudemian Ethics 24 ▸
Open Eudemian Ethics ›Book II 12 ▸
Book III 8 ▸
Book VII 3 ▸
Book VIII 1 ▸
Chapter 3 1248b8–1249b25 -
Politics 23 ▸
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Topics 20 ▸
Open Topics ›Book IV 11 ▸
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Rhetoric 14 ▸
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Parts of Animals 10 ▸
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Metaphysics 4 ▸
Open Metaphysics ›Book Ι 1 ▸
Chapter 4 1055a3–1055b29 -
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 3 ▸
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On the Heavens 2 ▸
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On Generation and Corruption 2 ▸
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On Sleep 2 ▸
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Posterior Analytics 1 ▸
Open Posterior Analytics ›Book I 1 ▸
Chapter 13 78a22–79a16 -
Categories 1 ▸
Open Categories ›Chapter 11 13b36–14a25 -
Physiognomonics 1 ▸
Open Physiognomonics ›Chapter 6 810a14–814b9 -
Physics 1 ▸
Open Physics ›Book III 1 ▸
Chapter 7 207a33–208a4 -
Sense and Sensibilia 1 ▸
Open Sense and Sensibilia ›Chapter 5 442b27–445b2
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