περιμάχητος

perimachetos

fought about, fought for

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 8 1168a28–1169b2

1168b19
1169a21
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 1248b8–1249b25

1248b27
Politics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 9 1269a29–1271b19

1271b8
Rhetoric 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 1362a15–1363b4

1363a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

περιμάχητος [ᾰ], ον, A. fought about, fought for, ταῖσι φυλαῖς Ar. Av. 1404; τοῖς πολλοῖς [ὕδωρ] Th. 7.84 ; [πενία] ἥκιστα περιμάχητον not a thing one would fight for, X. Smp. 3.9, cf. Pl. R. 521a, Lg. 678e ; δυναστεία ὑπὸ πάντων ἐρωμένη καὶ π. γεγενημένη Isoc. 8.65, cf. 7.24, 10.17 ; τὰ π. ἀγαθά such as are matters of contention, highly prized, Arist. EN 1169a21, cf. Pol. 1271b8, Rh. 1363a8, Epicur. Sent. Vat. 45 : Sup. -ότατος Isoc. 9.40, Plu. Lyc. 26 : in Ar. Th. 319, πόλις π., prob. with collat. sense of fought around, surrounded by battle.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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