ὑποκριτικός

hypokritikos

belonging to

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Rhetoric 6
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Book III 6
Chapter 1 1404a6–39

1404a13
1404a15
1404a23

Chapter 12 1413b3–1414a30

1413b9
1413b17
1413b22
Poetics 3
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Chapter 19 1456a33–1456b19

1456b10
Chapter 20 1456b20–1457a30

1457a21
Chapter 26 1461b26–1462b19

1462a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποκριτικός, ή, όν, A. belonging to ὑπόκρισις II, skilled therein, ἔστι φύσεως τὸ ὑ. εἶναι having a good delivery, Arist. Rh. 1404a15. 2. suited for speaking or delivery, λέξις -κωτάτη ib. 1413b9, cf. Demetr. Eloc. 193: ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) the art of delivery, Arist. Rh. 1404a13, Po. 1456b10, al. (but, the actorʼs art, Hp. Vict. 1.24 (v.l. ὑποκριταί), Phld. Mus.p.91 K., Gal. Thras. 27). Adv. -κῶς Chamael. ap. Ath. 9.407a. 3. metaph., acting a part, pretending to, ὑ. τοῦ βελτίονος Luc. Alex. 4, cf. Vett.Val. 42.25, al. Adv. -κῶς Id. 38.19.

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