ὀδυνηρός

odyneros

painful

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609b25

Chapter 41 627b23–628b31

627b28
Rhetoric 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 8 1385b11–1386b7

1386a5
1386a7
Poetics 1
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Chapter 11 1452a22–1452b13

1452b12

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀδυνηρός, Dor. ὀδῠν-ᾱρός, ά, όν, A. painful, ἕλκος Pi. P. 2.91, cf. Ar. Ach. 231 ; -ότατα πάθη Pl. Grg. 525c ; -ότατον τραῦμα Jul. Gal. 160d. Adv. -ρῶς Arist. HA 609b25 : Comp. -ότερον Plu. 2.837a. 2. distressing, γῆρας Mimn. 1.5 ; πᾶς . . ὀ. βίος ἀνθρώπων E. Hipp. 189(anap.); -ότερος βίοτος Ar. Pl. 526 ; ὀ. πλοῦτος E. Ph. 566, cf. Phld. Lib p.15 O. ; ὀδυνηρόν ἐστιν c. inf., Men. 655.

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