μετριότης

metriotes

moderation

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 3
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Book IV 1
Chapter 14 1297b35–1299a2

1298a37
Book V 2
Chapter 9 1309a33–1310a38

1309b27

Chapter 11 1313a15–1315b10

1315b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

μετριότης, ητος, ἡ, A. moderation, Th. 1.38, Pl. R. 560d, Philyll. 7, Plb. 1.88.3; μ. τέρψιος Democr. 191; ἡ τῆς φωνῆς μ. Isoc. 15.296; ἡ τοῦ βίου μ. Aeschin. 3.218, cf. Arist. Pol. 1315b2 (pl.); μ. τῶν σίτων (leg. συσσίτων) moderation in (of) . . , X. Cyr. 5.2.17; μ. περί τι, ἔν τινι, Pl. Def. 411e, 412b: pl., middle course, Isoc. 2.33, 4.11. 2. the right amount or degree of anything, Hp. Off. 3, Fract. 5: pl., Liq. 1. II. middle condition, modest circumstances or ability, POxy. 1121.10 (iii A.D.), PMasp. 305.11 (vi A.D.), etc. III. graceful proportions, elegance, Arist. Pol. 1309b27, Aesop. 204b.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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