μειόω

meioo

lessen, diminish

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Rhetoric 5
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Book II 4
Chapter 18 1391b7–1392a7

1391b31

Chapter 26 1403a16–1404a5

1403a16
1403a19
1403a23
Book III 1
Chapter 14 1414b19–1416a3

1415b38
Categories 2
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Chapter 14 15a13–15b16

15a24
15a26
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

399a7

Dictionary (LSJ)

μειόω, (μείων) A. lessen, diminish, opp. αὔξω, Phld. Oec.p.21 J. (Pass.); μ. τὸ χωρίον Plb. 9.20.3; μ. τὸν ὁπλισμὸν τοῖς θώραξιν diminish the armour by the breast-pieces, D.H. 4.16; μειούμενον φόρον PFay. 26.15 (ii A. D.); moderate, τὴν ἄγαν κάθαρσιν X. Eq. 5.9. 2. lessen in honour, degrade, τοὺς φίλους Id. HG 3.4.9; τὴν ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου βουλήν D.S. 11.77. 3. lessen by word, disparage, τὰ τῶν πολεμίων X. Cyr. 6.3.17, cf.Hier. 2.17; αὔξειν καὶ μειοῦν Arist. Rh. 1403a17. 4. shorten a syllable, D.H. Comp. 11: generally, λέξεων κατὰ ποσότητα μεμειωμένων Hdn.Gr.2.909. II. Pass., become smaller, decrease, in size, etc., σπλὴν ἐμειοῦτο Hp. Epid. 1.26.γʹ, cf. Pl. Cra. 409c; δελήνη μειουμένη Arist. Mu. 399a7, cf. Ph. 2.153, al. 2. become worse or weaker, μ. τὴν διάνοιαν X. Mem. 4.8.1: c. gen., fall short of, τῶν . . μεγάλα θυόντων ib.1.3.3; τῆς τοῦ σώματος ἰσχύος Id. Cyr. 7.5.65.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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