ὑποδεής

hypodees

somewhat deficient, inferior

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Anima 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 429a10–430a9

429b4
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393a14
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

623b24

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποδεής (A), ές, (δέομαι) A. somewhat deficient, inferior; used only in Comp. ὑποδεέστερος. I. of persons, lower in degree, Hdt. 1.91, 134; κυνίδια τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ τῇ γνώμῃ καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ ὑ. X. Oec. 13.8. b. younger, PMasp. 23.16 (vi A. D.), PLond. 5.1708.37 (vi A. D.). 2. of things, ἐκ πολλῷ ὑποδεεστέρων with resources much inferior, Th. 2.89; αὐτὸς ἑωυτοῦ ῥέει -έστερος, of the Nile, Hdt. 2.25; τέχνη ἐκείνης -τέρα Pl. Euthd. 289e; δηλοῦται . . ὑποδεέστερα ὄντα τῆς φήμης inferior to report, i. e. exaggerated, Th. 1.11; ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο ὑ., of bee-bread, Arist. HA 623b24. II. Adv. -εστέρως Th. 8.87, Antipho 4.4.6: neut. pl. ὑποδεέστερα as Adv., Id. 3.3.9.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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