Aristotle Greek Lexicon λεκτός

λεκτός

lektos

gathered, chosen, picked out

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

λεκτός, ή, όν, (λέγω B) A. gathered, chosen, picked out, of stones, λ. έκ γαίης λάους Hes. Fr. 115.3; στόλος A. Pers. 795; ᾐθέων λεκτοί S. OT 19, etc. II. capable of being spoken, to be spoken, ἔστʼ ἐκείνῳ πάντα λεκτά Id. Ph. 633; κακὸν οὐ τλητὸν οὐδὲ λεκτόν E. Hipp. 875; οὔτε λ. οὔτε πιστόν Ar. Av. 423 (lyr.): λεκτόν, τό, an expression (opp. mere φωνή), A.D. Adv. 136.32; a word (with a meaning), Id. Pron. 59.1, al.; τὰ λ. predications, Cleanth.Stoic. 1.109; but later, expressions, phrases (including statements, questions, commands, wishes, etc.), Stoic. 2.58, 61, al.; coupled with προτάσεις and ἀξιώματα, Plot. 5.5.1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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