ὀξύτης

oxytes

sharpness, pointedness

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 10 491b34–492a12

492a4
Book IV 1
Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

536b9
Book VIII 1
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

591b29
De Audibilibus 2
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

803b31
804a27
Generation of Animals 2
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Book V 2
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

778a19

Chapter 7 786b7–788b2

786b12
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 11 422b17–424a16

422b30
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 2 391b9–392b13

392b2
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 5 1125b26–1126b10

1126a17
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 661a34–662b22

661b20
Poetics 1
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Chapter 20 1456b20–1457a30

1456b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀξύτης, ητος, ἡ, A. sharpness, pointedness, of acute angles, Pl. Ti. 61e, cf. 56d. II. of the senses, 1. of sound, sharpness, opp. βαρύτης, Id. Phlb. 17c, Tht. 163c. 2. of taste, pungency, acidity, in pl., Hp. VM 19, Acut. 61, cf. Gal. 11.656. 3. of sight, Arist. HA 492a4. III. metaph., sharpness, cleverness, τῆς ψυχῆς Phld. Rh. 2.31 S. ; σκέψεως ibid.; διαφέροντα τῇ τέχνῃ τῇ τʼ ὀξύτητι Philosteph. Com.I; ὀ. ἐς τὰ πολιτικά Luc. Im. 17. IV. quickness, of motion, action, or occurrence, Critias 37 D., Pl. Chrm. 160b, Plt. 306c, al.; ταῖς ὀξύτησι . . ἀκολουθεῖν D. 24.95 ; ἡ ὀ. τοῦ καιροῦ the pressing occasion, Plu. Pyrrh. 2, D.S. 15.43. V. = ὀξεῖα, ἡ, v. ὀξύς 11.3d, A.D. Adv. 138.16, cf. Arist. Po. 1456b33 : pl., Pl. Cra. 399a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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