κοινωνικός

koinonikos

held in common

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Eudemian Ethics 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter 10 1242a1–1243b38

1242a1
1242a25
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 12 1161b11–1162a33

1161b14
Politics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 13 1283a23–1284b34

1283a38
Rhetoric 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 24 1400b34–1402a28

1401a21

Dictionary (LSJ)

κοινωνικός, ή, όν, A. held in common, τὰ κ. property held by corporations, D. 14.16, cf. BCH 50.16 (Delph., iv B.C., prob.); κ. ἐλαιών BGU 1037.14(i A.D.), cf. PGiss. 30.7 (ii A.D.). b. relating to partnerships, [δίκαι] Arist. Ath. 52.2. c. κοινωνικά, τά, tax on corporations, PTeb. 5.59 (ii B.C.), 100.10 (ii B.C.). 2. social, ἰσότης κοινωνική [ἡ δικαιοσύνη] Pl. Def. 411e; κ. ἀρετή Arist. Pol. 1283a38; [φιλίαι] Id. EN 1161b14. 3. sociable, κ. καὶ φιλικὴ διάθεσις Plb. 2.44.1, cf. Plu. 2.43d; φύσει ἐσμὲν κ. Epicur. Fr. 525, cf. Arr. Epict. 3.13.5: Sup., τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἡ φύσις κατεσκεύασε -ώτατον Ph. Fr. 71 H.; τὸ -κόν sociability, J. BJ 2.8.3. b. of certain signs of the zodiac, Cat.Cod.Astr. 1.166. 4. giving a share of, τῶν ὄντων Luc. Tim. 56: abs., κ. ὁ Ἑρμῆς ready to share luck with others, prov. in Arist. Rh. 1401a20; liberal, 1 Ep.Ti. 6.18, Ptol. Tetr. 69; opp. φθονερός, Gal. 4.817. 5. c. dat., in communion with, τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Just. Nov. 8 Jusj. II. Act., receptive, sharing in, φωτός Str. 17.1.36. III. Adv. -κῶς, χρῆσθαι τοῖς εὐτυχήμασι to suffer others to partake in oneʼs good fortune, Plb. 18.48.7; κ. βιῶναι D.S. 5.9; ζῆν κ. καὶ φιλικῶς Plu. 2.1108c, etc. 2. Medic., by sympathy, κ. σπᾶσθαι prob. in Aët. 3.140.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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