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ἰσότης

isotes

equality

Appears 63 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰσότης, ητος, ἡ, (ἴσος) A. equality, Arist. Metaph. 1054b3, etc.: in pl., Pl. Lg. 733b; ἰ. χρόνου Id. Prm. 140e: Math., ἰ. γεωμετρική equality of ratios, proportion, Id. Grg. 508a; ἀναλογία ἰ. λόγων Arist. EN 1131a31. 2. esp. political equality or justice, personified in E. Ph. 536, cf. Pl. Lg. 757a; ἰ. πολιτική Plb. 6.8.4, etc.: in dual, Pl. Lg. 757b, cf. Arist. Pol. 1302a7, Isoc. 7.21. II. fair dealing, impartiality, Men. Mon. 259, Plb. 2.38.8, Ep.Col. 4.1. III. equiformity, of the earth, Epicur. Nat. 11.10. (On the accent v. Hdn.Gr.1.83, 2.945; ἰσοτής is said to be Hellenistic by Moer. 202.)

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