φωράω

phorao

search after a thief

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 2
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Book V 2
Chapter 3 1302b5–1303b16

1303a34

Chapter 7 1306b22–1307b25

1306b30
On Dreams 1
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Chapter 3 460b28–462b11

462a11
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 78 835b33–836a6

836a5
Topics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 4 141a23–142b19

142b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

φωράω, fut. άσω [ᾱ] Ar. Nu. 499, etc.: (φώρ, φωρά): A. search after a thief or theft, search a house to discover stolen goods, φωράσων ἔγωγʼ εἰσέρχομαι Ar.l.c., cf. Ra. 1363 (lyr.); φωρᾶν παρά τινι Pl. Lg. 954a. 2. generally, detect, discover, τὰ πλεῖστα φωρῶν αἰσχρὰ φωράσεις S. Fr. 853; οὐδένα ἄν τις φωράσαι τῶν . . καλουμένων δυνατῶν . . ῥητόρων ὅς οὐ . . Phld. Rh. 2.247 S.: freq. c. part., ἀργύριον πῶς φωράσειεν ἄν τις ἐξαγόμενον; X. Vect. 4.21; τοῦτο φ. δρῶντας ἡμᾶς Pl. Ti. 63c; φ. τινὰς ἐπιβουλεύσαντας Arist. Pol. 1306b30; ψεῦδος ὂν ἐφωράσαμεν Phld. Mus.p.55 K.: c. acc. et inf., τὸν Ἀχιλλέα ἐρᾶν πεφώρακας Philostr. Im. 2.7:—Pass., to be detected, D. 2.10; πεφωραμένος ἐπὶ τοιαύτῃ πράξει Plb. 6.56.15; ὁ φωραθείς BGU 1730.8 (i B. C.): mostly c. part., φωραθῆναι τὰ ψευδῆ μεμαρτυρηκώς D. 45.19; κλέπτης ὢν φ. Id. 22.71, cf. 21.41; εἴ τις φωραθείη φυτεύσας IG 7.2226.28 (Thisbe, iii A. D.); ἀδύνατος ὢν φ. Th. 8.56: also with Adjs., κακὸς (sc. ὤν) ἐφωράθη φίλοις E. Or. 740 (troch.), cf. Jul. Or. 2.62a: c. inf., Ἑλληνικὸν εἶναι πεφ. Plu. 2.714d.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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