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φάντασμα

phantasma

apparition, phantom

Appears 50 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

φάντασμα, ατος, τό, A. = φάσμα, apparition, phantom, ἐνύπνια φαντάσματα A. Th. 710; νυκτέρων φ. ἔχουσι μορφάς Id. Fr. 312; φ. δαίμονος Plu. Dio 2, cf. E. Hec. 54,94 (anap.), 390, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.22, Ev.Matt. 14.26; περὶ τὰ μνήματα . . ὤφθη ἄττα ψυχῶν σκιοειδῆ φ. Pl. Phd. 81d; vision, dream, Arist. EN 1102b10(pl.), Theoc. 21.30. b. pl., phenomena, τὰ ἐν ἀέρι φ. Arist. Mu. 395a29: pl., portents, D.H. 4.62. II. = φαντασία I, Pl. Prt. 356e, Tht. 167b, Prm. 166a, R. 598b, Arist. de An. 428a1, Epicur. Ep. 2pp.37,51 U.; distd. from εἰκών, Pl. Sph. 236c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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