οἰκειότης

oikeiotes

a being

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter 2 1138b35–1139b13

1139a11
Book IX 1
Chapter 2 1164b22–1165a35

1165a33
Politics 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 3 1261b16–1262a24

1262a11

Chapter 4 1262a25–1262b36

1262b19
Rhetoric 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 4 1380b35–1382a19

1381b34

Chapter 8 1385b11–1386b7

1386a19

Dictionary (LSJ)

οἰκειότης, Ion. οἰκηϊότης, ητος, ἡ, A. a being οἰκεῖος (signf. II), kindred, relationship, Hdt. 6.54, Th. 3.86, etc. ; intimacy, friendship, φιλία καὶ οἰ. Id. 4.19, cf. Pl. Smp. 197d : pl., And. 1.118, D. 18.35, SIG 557.35 (iii B. C.). b. metaph., connexion of things, Pl. R. 537c, M.Ant. 4.4, etc. 2. living together as man and wife, domesticity, marriage, τῆς Ἑλένης Isoc. 10.42, cf. Lys. 1.6 ; εἰς οἰκειότητα καὶ παιδοποιίαν ὁρᾷ Chor. in Hermes 17.215. II. of words and phrases, proper sense, opp. μεταφορά, Plu. Cic. 40, in pl. III. conformity to nature or environment, Epicur. Sent. 40, Frr. 197,217.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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