ὀψοφάγος

opsophagos

one who eats delicacies

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Eudemian Ethics 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 1220b21–1221b26

1221b15
Book III 1
Chapter 2 1230a34–1231b4

1231a15
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 10 1117b23–1118b7

1118a32

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀψοφάγος, ὁ, A. one who eats delicacies, such as fish and other dainties, epicure, gourmet, Ar. Pax 810, Cephisod. 9, Antiph. 190.5, Eub. 88, Arist. EN 1118a32; ὀ. εἶ καὶ κνισολοιχός Sophil. 7, cf. X. Mem. 3.14.2 sq., Timae. 71: epith. of a fish, Opp. H. 1.141: irreg. Att. Sup. ὀψοφαγίστατος X. Mem. 3.13.4, Poll. 6.37.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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