κοινότης
koinotes
sharing in common, community
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
κοινότης, ητος, ἡ, A. sharing in common, community, τῶν γυναικῶν καὶ παίδων καὶ τῆς οὐσίας Pol. 1274b10; ἡ περὶ τὰ τέκνα κ. καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας ib.1266a34; κ. φωνῆς common language, i.e. not peculiar or dialectal, 15.296, cf. Th. 54, Pomp. 2. 2. common or universal quality, Tht. 208d, 1.3.4; opp. ἰδιότης, Ep. 1p.17U.; κ. τοῦ ἵππου Pron. 26.20: pl., common features, Ir.p.71 W., Mort. 34, Comp.Lyc.Num. 1; esp. in Medicine, term of the ‘Methodic’ school, 1.80, al., cf. 2.129d (pl.). 3. generality, vagueness, τῶν ὁμολογιῶν 2.39, etc.; ambiguity, ὀνόματος Nat. 14.10, cf. Herc. 1014.48, 27. II. in Politics, absence of privileges or distinctions, πολιτείας (sc. δημοκρατίας) ἣ μάλιστα κοινότητα δοκεῖ προῃρῆσθαι 4.13. 2. affability, HG 1.1.30; accessibility, λιμένων Or. 23(42).24, al. III. Gramm., use of a common word in two clauses, esp. in phrase ἐν κοινότητι παραλαμβάνεσθαι, Synt. 122.27, al. 2. common gender, ib.55.2, al. IV. concrete, the general body of a βουλή, POxy. 2110.29 (iv A.D.). 2. κ. τῶν ἀγρευτῶν, = κοινόν (cf. κοινός 11.2b), Sammelb. 6704.4, al. (vi A.D.).
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