Aristotle Greek Lexicon φάσις

φάσις

phasis

denunciation, information laid

Appears 62 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

φάσις (A) [ᾰ], εως, ἡ: (φαίνω):—A. denunciation, information laid, γραφαὶ ἢ φάσεις ἢ ἐνδείξεις ἢ ἀπαγωγαί And. 1.88, cf. Lys. Fr. 209 S., Din. Fr. 89.36, D. 25.78, Lex ap.eund.35.51; ἡ περὶ τὸ πλοῖον φ. Id. 58.5, cf. SIG 695.83 (Magn.Mae., ii B. C.). II. (φαίνομαι) appearance, of stars, Ti.Locr. 97 b, Arist. Mete. 342b34, Nic. Th. 122, Phld. D. 3.10, etc.: special uses, a. πρὸς τὸν ὁρίζοντα φ. appearance above the horizon, opp. ὑπὸ τὸν ὁρίζοντα κρύψις, Gem. 13.2. b. heliacal rising, opp. κρύψις, φ. ἑῷαι, ἑσπέριαι, Ptol. Tetr. 99, cf. Alm. 8.6, al. c. including the previous signf. and κρύψεις, Id. Phas.p.3 H., al. (pl.), Vett.Val. 241.30 (pl.). d. pl., phases of the moon, Gem. 8.11, Gal. 9.904, Man. 2.491,497. 2. an appearance, trace, τινος Anon. ap. Suid. s.v. φασί.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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