νωθρός

nothros

heavy

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book V 1
Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

553b11
Book VII 1
Chapter 4 583b29–585a28

584a29
Book IX 2
Chapter 39 622b27–623b4

622b32

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

624b27
Physiognomonics 4
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Chapter 2 806a19–807a30

806b25
Chapter 6 810a14–814b9

811b9
811b20
811b30
Parts of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

667a9
Book IV 1
Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

696b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

νωθρός, ά, όν, A. = νωθής, Hp. VM 10, Prorrh. 1.102,117, etc. ; ν. σφυγμοί Id. Coac. 136, Aret. SA 2.9 ; καταφορὴ ν. falling into a heavy sleep, Hp. Epid. 3.6, cf. Nic. Th. 165 ; ν. κινήσεις Arist. PA 696b6 ; ν. σύνεσις Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1014.58 ; τῇ κινήσει ν. Arist. HA 622b32 ; ν. ὁδίτης Call. Fr. 275 ; νωθρότερος τὴν ἀκοήν Hld. 5.1. Adv. -θρῶς Archyt. I ; leisurely, gradually, Hp. Aph. 2.7 : neut. as Adv., ὄμμασι νωθρὰ βλέπουσα AP 5.54 (Diosc.). 2. of the mind, ν. καὶ λήθης γέμοντες Pl. Tht. 144b, cf. Amips. 16 (Comp.) ; στόματα Anaxipp. 1.44 (Comp.) ; ν. καὶ μωροί Arist. Pr. 954a31 ; ἡσύχιος καὶ ν. Plb. 31.23.11 ; νωθραῖς ἐλπίσιν Babr. 16.7. Adv. ἀγεννῶς καὶ νωθρῶς Plb. 3.90.6. II. Act., making sluggish, νότοι Hp. Aph. 3.5, cf. S.E. M. 6.48.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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