ὄψιος

opsios

late

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book IV 1
Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

536b7
Book V 2
Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

543a10

Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

553b20
Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627b20
Meteorology 4
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Book II 4
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20

362a24

Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

364a27

Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

367b31
367b32
Parts of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 652a24–653b18

653a34
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 6 810a14–814b9

813a24

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὄψιος, α, ον, (ὀψέ) A. late, ὀψίᾳ ἐν νυκτί Pi. I. 4(3).35(53); ὅταν ἔαρ ὄ. γένηται Arist. HA 553b20, cf. 627b20; ὄ. σῦκα, πυροί, etc., Thphr. HP 2.8.1, 8.4.3, etc.; [ᾠὰ] τὰ μὲν πρώϊα τὰ δʼ ὄ. Arist. HA 543a10; cf. ὀψία. II. Att. Comp. ὀψιαίτερος, α, ον, later, Id. Mete. 362a24, al., Thphr. CP 1.10.5: Sup. ὀψιαίτατος, η, ον, X. HG 5.4.3: hence ὀψιαίτερον as Adv., Comp. of ὀψέ, Pl. Cra. 433a, Thphr. HP 3.2.1, Eub. 119.11: Sup. ὀψιαίτατα, opp. πρωϊαίτατα, Pl. Prt. 326c, X. HG 4.5.18, etc.: also Comp. ὀψιέστερος as v.l. in Thphr. (CP 4.8.3, HP 3.4.6): also shortd. form ὀψιτέρα, ἅλωσις Pi. Pae. 6.82; ὀψίτερον Plu. 2.119c; ὀψίτατον Poll. 1.69; ὀψίτερον τῆς ὥρας BGU 759.6 (ii A. D.), cf. PTeb. 230 (ii B. C.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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