κόπος

kopos

striking, beating

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Sleep 2
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Chapter 3 456a30–458a32

456b34
456b34
On Divination in Sleep 1
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Chapter 1 462b12–463b11

462b29

Dictionary (LSJ)

κόπος, ὁ, (κόπτω) A. striking, beating, ὀξύχειρι σὺν κόπῳ (Pauw for κτύπῳ) A. Ch. 23 (lyr.); στέρνων κόπους (Seidler for κτύπους) E. Tr. 794 (anap.); = κοπανισμός, Hsch. II. toil and trouble, suffering, A. Supp. 210 (pl.); ἀνδροδάϊκτος κόπος Id. Fr. 132ap.Ar. Ra. 1265; pain of a disease, S. Ph. 880; κόπους παρέχειν τινί to give trouble, Ev.Matt. 26.10, al., PTeb. 21.10 (ii B. C.), BGU 844.10 (i A. D.); κόπον ἔχειν Phld. Mus.p.62 K.; πάντα κ. ἀναδεξάμενος SIG 761B 6 (Delph., i B. C.). 2. fatigue, Hp. VM 21, Gal. 6.190; κόπου ὕπο from very weariness, E. Ba. 634; κόπῳ παρεῖμαι Id. Ph. 852; κόπῳ δαμέντες, ἁλίσκεσθαι, Id. Rh. 764, Th. 7.40; τῷ κ. ξυνεῖναι Ar. Pl. 321; τὰ γόνατα κ. ἕλοι μου Id. Lys. 542: in pl., E. Rh. 124; κόποι καὶ ὕπνοι Pl. R. 537b, cf. X. Eq. 4.2, 2 Ep.Cor. 6.5, etc.; περὶ κόπων title of work by Thphr. 3. work, exertion, καμάραν ἀφʼ ἱδίων κόπων ἐποίησεν IG 12(7).384 (Amorgos), cf. BGU 884.10 (i A. D.); κόπῳ κόπον λύειν prov. in Orib. Eup. 1.2.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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