ὠμότης

omotes

rawness, crudeness

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Book IV 7
Chapter 2 379b10–380a10

379b13

Chapter 3 380a11–381b22

380a27
380a30
380a31
380b4
380b12
381b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὠμότης, ητος, ἡ, A. rawness, crudeness, opp. πέπανσις Arist. Mete. 380b4. 2. indigestion, crudity, Thphr. Lass. 4, D.S. 10.7: pl., ὠμότησιν ἁλίσκεται Plu. 2.661b, cf. Dsc. 3.1. II. metaph., savagery, fierceness, cruelty, S. Inach. in PTeb. 692 iv 15, E. Ion 47, X. Cyr. 4.5.19, Isoc. 4.112, 11.32, D. 21.109, etc.; ἴσον λεαίνης καὶ γυναικὸς ὠ. Men. Mon. 267; εἴς τινας LXX 2 Ma. 12.5; ὠ. κατά τινος Luc. Phal. 1.6: pl., Id. VH 1.3, J. BJ 7.8.1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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