μαλακότης

malakotes

softness

Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 5
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

722b33
Book II 2
Chapter 5 741a6–741b24

741b12

Chapter 6 741b25–745b20

743b22
Book III 1
Chapter 9 758a26–759a7

758b12
Book V 1
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

782a2
Parts of Animals 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 4 644a12–644b21

644b14
Book II 1
Chapter 1 646a8–647b9

646b18
Book III 2
Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

667a12

Chapter 9 671a26–672b9

671a32
De Audibilibus 3
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

800b18
802a24
802b5
History of Animals 3
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Book III 1
Chapter 7 516a8–516b30

516b5
Book IV 1
Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

528b20
Book V 1
Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548b26
Meteorology 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 4 381b23–382a21

382a9

Chapter 12 389b23–390b22

390b7
On Generation and Corruption 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 8 324b25–326b28

326a8
Metaphysics 1
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Book Η 1
Chapter 2 1042b9–1043a28

1042b22

Dictionary (LSJ)

μαλακότης, ητος, ἡ, A. softness, opp. σκληρότης, Pl. R. 523e, Tht. 186b, Arist. Mete. 382a9, al.; ἡ μ. ὕπνος Herod. 6.71; μ. ἱματίων D.L. 5.67: in pl., Pl. Cra. 432b. 2. of climate, mildness, Thphr. HP 3.5.4. II. weakness, effeminacy, Plu. Oth. 9.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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