πήρωσις

perosis

maiming, disabling

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 5
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 1113b3–1115a5

1114a25
Book V 1
Chapter 2 1130a14–1131a9

1131a8
Book VII 3
Chapter 1 1145a15–1145b20

1145a31

Chapter 5 1148b15–1149a23

1148b17

Chapter 6 1149a24–1150a8

1149b29
Generation of Animals 4
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 747a23–749a6

747a24
Book IV 1
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29

771a1
Book V 2
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

784a10

Chapter 4 784a23–785a6

784b1
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 1218b31–1220a37

1219b25
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

631b31
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 8 708a9–708b19

708b7
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ζ 1
Chapter 16 1040b5–1041a5

1040b16
De Virtutibus et Vitiis 1
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Chapter 6 1250b19–1251a18

1251a12

Dictionary (LSJ)

πήρωσις, εως, ἡ, A. maiming, disabling in the limbs or senses, γῆρας ὁλόκληρός ἐστι π. Democr. 296, cf. Arist. EN 1131a9 : freq. in pl., Hp. Art. 61, Pl. Lg. 874e, 925e, Arist. EN 1148b17 ; νόσοι καὶ πηρώσεις ib.1145a31 ; πήρωσις τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν Plu. 2.633c, Luc. DMar. 2.4 (abs., blindness, Dsc. 2.180, Plu. 2.791d, Luc. Dom. 29) ; ἀκοῆς Plu. 2.167c : generally, π. τινὸς αἰσθήσιος Aret. SD 1.4; π. ψυχῆς Man. 4.518 ; of plants, Thphr. HP 2.4.3, 4.14.8 (pl.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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