Aristotle, Ars Poetica 24

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word shortdef count work (freq.) corpus core
ἀκρόασις a hearing 1 1 (0.93) (0.269) (0.05)
ἀνανεύω to throw the head back 1 1 (0.93) (0.064) (0.12)
ἀνεκτός bearable, sufferable, tolerable 1 1 (0.93) (0.069) (0.17)
ἀνόμοιος unlike, dissimilar 1 1 (0.93) (0.43) (0.13)
ἀποδέχομαι to accept from 1 1 (0.93) (0.524) (1.39)
ἀποκρύπτω to hide from, keep hidden from 1 1 (0.93) (0.243) (0.18)
ἀργός shining, bright, glistening 1 1 (0.93) (0.331) (0.37)
ἀργός2 not working the ground, living without labour 1 1 (0.93) (0.337) (0.37)
δέχομαι to take, accept, receive 1 1 (0.93) (3.295) (3.91)
διαπονέω to work out with labour 1 1 (0.93) (0.057) (0.05)
διόλλυμι to destroy utterly, bring to naught 1 1 (0.93) (0.132) (0.24)
διόλου altogether 1 1 (0.93) (0.06) (0.01)
διώκω to pursue 1 1 (0.93) (1.336) (1.86)
εἰσάγω to lead in 1 1 (0.93) (1.077) (0.92)
ἔκθεσις a putting out, exposing 1 1 (0.93) (0.125) (0.03)
ἐπαινέω to approve, applaud, commend 1 1 (0.93) (1.438) (1.84)
εὔλογος having good reason, reasonable, sensible 1 1 (0.93) (1.211) (0.37)
ἥκω to have come, be present, be here 1 1 (0.93) (2.341) (4.29)
ἡρῷον the temple of a hero 1 1 (0.93) (0.034) (0.03)
ἡρῷος the heroic measure, hexameter 1 1 (0.93) (0.034) (0.04)
κινητικός of or for putting in motion, exciting, seditious, mobile 1 1 (0.93) (0.358) (0.04)
λαμπρός bright, brilliant, radiant 1 1 (0.93) (1.14) (0.72)
μεγαλοπρέπεια magnificence, elevation 1 1 (0.93) (0.054) (0.07)
μύθευμα a story told, tale 1 1 (0.93) (0.002) (0.01)
Μύσιος of Mysia, (Aesch.) subst. a Mysian dirge 1 1 (0.93) (0.069) (0.12)
Μυσός a Mysian 1 1 (0.93) (0.069) (0.33)
ὄγκος the barb 1 1 (0.93) (0.853) (0.09)
ὄγκος2 bulk, size, mass 1 1 (0.93) (0.806) (0.09)
ὀγκώδης swelling, rounded 1 1 (0.93) (0.006) (0.01)
παραλογίζομαι cheat, use fallacies 1 1 (0.93) (0.07) (0.03)
παρήκω to have come alongside 1 1 (0.93) (0.034) (0.16)
πείρω to pierce quite through, fix 1 1 (0.93) (0.541) (0.76)
περισσός beyond the regular number 1 1 (0.93) (1.464) (0.34)
πληρόω to make full 1 1 (0.93) (1.781) (0.98)
πρακτικός fit for action, fit for business, business-like, practical 1 1 (0.93) (0.489) (0.21)
προοιμιάζομαι to make a prelude, preamble 1 1 (0.93) (0.011) (0.01)
Πύθια the Pythian games 1 1 (0.93) (0.058) (0.07)
Πύθιον the temple of Pythian Apollo 1 1 (0.93) (0.104) (0.15)
συνοράω to see together 1 1 (0.93) (0.352) (0.64)
χαρίζω to do a favor, to oblige, to please 1 1 (0.93) (0.845) (1.03)
ψευδής lying, false 1 1 (0.93) (1.919) (0.44)
Ἠλέκτρα Electra 1 1 (0.93) (0.049) (0.05)
Τεγέα Tegea 1 1 (0.93) (0.066) (0.45)
Λάϊος Laius 1 1 (0.93) (0.067) (0.26)
διανοητικός of or for thinking, intellectual 1 1 (0.93) (0.104) (0.01)
ἀήθης unwonted, unusual 1 2 (1.86) (0.078) (0.04)
ἀναιρέω to take up; to destroy 1 2 (1.86) (3.379) (1.22)
ἄξιος worthy 1 2 (1.86) (3.181) (3.3)
ἀπίθανος not winning belief, incredible, unlikely, improbable 1 2 (1.86) (0.112) (0.06)
αὐξάνω to make large, increase, augment 1 2 (1.86) (1.963) (1.01)
ἀφανίζω to make unseen, hide from sight 1 2 (1.86) (0.464) (0.42)
διδάσκω to teach 2 2 (1.86) (3.329) (1.88)
διήγησις narrative, statement 1 2 (1.86) (0.346) (0.43)
δίωξις chase, pursuit 1 2 (1.86) (0.076) (0.13)
Ἕκτωρ Hector 1 2 (1.86) (0.393) (3.48)
ἐλάχιστος the smallest, least 1 2 (1.86) (0.969) (0.73)
θέω to run 1 2 (1.86) (0.925) (1.43)
νίπτρον water for washing 1 2 (1.86) (0.006) (0.01)
Ὀδύσσειος of Ulysses 1 2 (1.86) (0.011) (0.02)
πάθημα anything that befals one, a suffering, calamity, misfortune 1 2 (1.86) (0.535) (0.21)
πάλιν back, backwards 1 2 (1.86) (10.367) (6.41)
ποιητός made 1 2 (1.86) (0.123) (0.2)
πῶς how? in what way 1 2 (1.86) (8.955) (6.31)
ταχύς quick, swift, fleet 1 2 (1.86) (3.502) (6.07)
ψεῦδος a falsehood, untruth, lie 2 2 (1.86) (1.616) (0.53)
ὀρχηστικός of or fit for dancing 1 2 (1.86) (0.012) (0.02)
ἀπαγγέλλω to bring tidings, report, announce 2 3 (2.79) (0.748) (0.91)
ἁπλόω to make single, to unfold, stretch out 1 3 (2.79) (1.286) (0.06)
ἀπρεπής unseemly, unbecoming, indecent, indecorous 1 3 (2.79) (0.083) (0.14)
ἀρχαῖος from the beginning 1 3 (2.79) (1.06) (0.97)
διαιρέω to take one from another, to cleave in twain, to divide into parts 1 3 (2.79) (3.133) (1.05)
διηγηματικός descriptive, narrative 2 3 (2.79) (0.006) (0.03)
δύναμαι to be able, capable, strong enough 1 3 (2.79) (12.481) (8.47)
ἑκάτερος each of two, either, each singly 1 3 (2.79) (4.115) (3.06)
ἐλάσσων smaller, less 1 3 (2.79) (4.697) (2.29)
ἐπεισοδιόω vary by introducing episodes 1 3 (2.79) (0.003) (0.02)
εὐθύς straight, direct 1 3 (2.79) (5.672) (5.93)
ἡδύνω to sweeten, season, give a flavour 1 3 (2.79) (0.017) (0.03)
ἵστημι to make to stand 1 3 (2.79) (4.072) (7.15)
λίαν very, exceedingly 1 3 (2.79) (0.971) (1.11)
μιμητής an imitator, copyist 1 3 (2.79) (0.107) (0.15)
ὀλιγάκις but few times, seldom 1 3 (2.79) (0.118) (0.07)
παθητικός subject to feeling, capable of feeling 2 3 (2.79) (0.435) (0.02)
παραλογισμός false reasoning, deception 1 3 (2.79) (0.123) (0.03)
περαίνω to bring to an end, finish, accomplish, execute 1 3 (2.79) (1.411) (0.24)
στάσιμος standing, stationary; 1 3 (2.79) (0.054) (0.11)
τετράμετρος consisting of four metres 1 3 (2.79) (0.008) (0.04)
ὑπερβάλλω to throw over 1 3 (2.79) (0.763) (0.8)
ὕστερος latter, last 1 3 (2.79) (1.506) (1.39)
ψυχή breath, soul 1 3 (2.79) (11.437) (4.29)
ἀγωνίζομαι to contend for a prize 1 4 (3.72) (0.536) (0.86)
ἀκούω to hear 1 4 (3.72) (6.886) (9.12)
ἀληθής unconcealed, true 1 4 (3.72) (7.533) (3.79)
ἄτοπος out of place 3 4 (3.72) (2.003) (0.41)
γυνή a woman 1 4 (3.72) (6.224) (8.98)
ἐκπίπτω to fall out of 1 4 (3.72) (0.84) (1.03)
ἡδύς sweet 1 4 (3.72) (2.071) (1.82)
λανθάνω to escape notice, to be unknown, unseen, unnoticed 1 4 (3.72) (1.665) (2.81)
μακρός long 1 4 (3.72) (1.989) (2.83)
μείγνυμι to mix, mix up, mingle, properly of liquids 1 4 (3.72) (1.47) (1.48)
μήτε neither / nor 2 4 (3.72) (5.253) (5.28)
προαιρέω to bring forth; (mid.) to choose, to prefer 1 4 (3.72) (0.426) (0.28)
προστίθημι to add, to apply, to close (a door); mid. to join (a group), take as an ally 2 4 (3.72) (3.747) (1.45)
ἀγνοέω not to perceive, be ignorant of 1 5 (4.65) (1.829) (1.05)
ἀνήρ a man 1 5 (4.65) (10.82) (29.69)
ἄφωνος voiceless, speechless, dumb, silent 1 5 (4.65) (0.195) (0.11)
ἐπεκτείνω to extend 1 5 (4.65) (0.047) (0.04)
θαυμαστός wondrous, wonderful, marvellous 3 5 (4.65) (1.141) (0.69)
μελοποιΐα making of lyric poems 1 5 (4.65) (0.013) (0.05)
μηδείς (and not one); not one, no-one 1 5 (4.65) (8.165) (6.35)
ὅρος a boundary, landmark 1 5 (4.65) (3.953) (1.03)
πλῆθος a great number, a throng, crowd, multitude 1 5 (4.65) (4.236) (5.53)
ποίημα anything made 2 5 (4.65) (0.315) (0.18)
πως somehow, in some way 1 5 (4.65) (9.844) (7.58)
ὕστερον the afterbirth 1 5 (4.65) (2.598) (2.47)
ἠθικός of or for morals, ethical, moral 3 5 (4.65) (0.354) (0.05)
ἡρωικός of or for a hero, heroic (verse: hexameter) 2 5 (4.65) (0.044) (0.04)
ἅμα at once, at the same time 2 6 (5.58) (6.88) (12.75)
ἀποθνῄσκω to die, be killed 1 6 (5.58) (4.322) (6.41)
δρᾶμα a deed, act 1 6 (5.58) (0.246) (0.13)
ἔπος a word 1 6 (5.58) (1.082) (5.8)
παράδειγμα a pattern 1 6 (5.58) (1.433) (0.41)
σκηνή a covered place, a tent 2 6 (5.58) (0.822) (0.74)
τῇ here, there 1 6 (5.58) (18.312) (12.5)
δῆλος visible, conspicuous 1 7 (6.51) (5.582) (2.64)
ἔξω out 2 7 (6.51) (2.334) (2.13)
ἱκανός becoming, befitting, sufficing 2 7 (6.51) (2.65) (2.84)
ὅδε this 2 7 (6.51) (10.255) (22.93)
οἴομαι to suppose, think, deem, imagine 1 7 (6.51) (5.405) (7.32)
ὀλίγος few, little, scanty, small 2 7 (6.51) (5.317) (5.48)
πλέκω to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid 2 7 (6.51) (0.099) (0.19)
ὑποκριτής an interpreter, actor 1 7 (6.51) (0.101) (0.08)
ἀγαθός good 2 8 (7.45) (9.864) (6.93)
ἀδύνατος unable, impossible 1 8 (7.45) (4.713) (1.73)
δή [interactional particle: S&H on same page] 2 8 (7.45) (17.728) (33.0)
ἐνδέχομαι to take upon oneself; to be possible 2 8 (7.45) (4.811) (0.55)
ἐπεισόδιος coming in besides, adventitious 1 8 (7.45) (0.013) (0.06)
ἴδιος one's own, pertaining to oneself 1 8 (7.45) (7.241) (5.17)
μεταβάλλω to throw into a different position, to turn quickly 1 8 (7.45) (2.754) (0.67)
Ὀδυσσεύς Odysseus 1 8 (7.45) (0.877) (5.59)
ἁπλόος single, simple 1 9 (8.38) (6.452) (0.83)
δυνατός strong, mighty, able 1 9 (8.38) (3.942) (3.03)
ἠθέω to sift, strain 1 9 (8.38) (0.159) (0.21)
μῆκος length 2 9 (8.38) (1.601) (0.86)
Ὀδύσσεια the Odyssey 2 9 (8.38) (0.04) (0.09)
τίθημι to set, put, place 2 9 (8.38) (6.429) (7.71)
φύσις the nature, natural qualities, powers, constitution, condition 1 9 (8.38) (15.198) (3.78)
ἄλογος without 4 10 (9.31) (1.824) (0.47)
ἄνθρωπος man, person, human 1 10 (9.31) (19.466) (11.67)
γέλοιος causing laughter, laughable 2 10 (9.31) (0.381) (0.55)
οἶδα to know 2 10 (9.31) (9.863) (11.77)
ὄψις look, appearance, aspect 1 10 (9.31) (2.378) (1.7)
ἐγώ I (first person pronoun) 1 11 (10.24) (54.345) (87.02)
εἶπον to speak, say 1 11 (10.24) (16.169) (13.73)
Ἰλιάς of Troy, the Troad territory; the Iliad 1 11 (10.24) (0.129) (0.14)
Οἰδίπους Oedipus 1 11 (10.24) (0.131) (0.89)
οἰκεῖος in or of the house 1 11 (10.24) (5.153) (2.94)
ὅταν when, whenever 1 11 (10.24) (9.255) (4.07)
περιπέτεια a turning right about 1 12 (11.17) (0.049) (0.52)
ἁρμόζω to fit together, join 2 13 (12.1) (1.185) (1.18)
Ὅμηρος Homer 3 13 (12.1) (1.178) (1.21)
φαῦλος slight, indifferent, trivial, common, simple 1 13 (12.1) (1.387) (0.76)
διάνοια a thought, intention, purpose 3 14 (13.03) (2.096) (1.0)
σύστασις a putting together, composition 3 14 (13.03) (0.753) (0.39)
φαίνω to bring to light, make to appear 3 14 (13.03) (8.435) (8.04)
μᾶλλον more, rather 2 15 (13.96) (11.489) (8.35)
μέγεθος greatness, magnitude, size, height, stature 1 15 (13.96) (4.214) (1.84)
νῦν now at this very time 1 15 (13.96) (12.379) (21.84)
ὁράω to see 1 15 (13.96) (16.42) (18.27)
σημεῖον a sign, a mark, token 1 15 (13.96) (3.721) (0.94)
ἀρχή a beginning, rule, office, empire 2 16 (14.89) (13.803) (8.53)
γλῶσσα the tongue 1 16 (14.89) (1.427) (1.17)
συνίστημι to set together, combine, associate, unite, band together 3 16 (14.89) (2.685) (1.99)
τέλος the fulfilment 1 16 (14.89) (4.234) (3.89)
ἐποποιία epic poetry 5 17 (15.82) (0.018) (0.13)
μεταφορά transference 1 17 (15.82) (0.217) (0.13)
ὥστε so that 2 17 (15.82) (10.717) (9.47)
ἀνάγκη force, constraint, necessity 1 18 (16.75) (8.208) (3.67)
μάλιστα most 4 18 (16.75) (6.673) (9.11)
ὑπό from under, by, c. gen. under, c. dat., towards c. acc. 1 18 (16.75) (26.85) (24.12)
ἀναγνώρισις recognition 2 19 (17.68) (0.022) (0.14)
διαφέρω to carry through; be different from, excel 1 19 (17.68) (4.463) (2.35)
ἅπας quite all, the whole 1 20 (18.61) (10.904) (7.0)
ἐπεί after, since, when 2 21 (19.54) (19.86) (21.4)
καλός beautiful 1 21 (19.54) (9.11) (12.96)
χράω to fall upon, attack, assail 1 21 (19.54) (5.601) (4.92)
διό wherefore, on which account 4 22 (20.47) (5.73) (5.96)
ἦθος custom, character 2 22 (20.47) (0.735) (0.82)
λέξις a speaking, saying, speech 2 22 (20.47) (1.763) (0.32)
εἶδος that which is seen, form, shape, figure 1 23 (21.41) (10.005) (1.56)
μόνος alone, left alone, forsaken solitary 2 23 (21.41) (19.178) (9.89)
συμβαίνω meet, agree, happen 1 23 (21.41) (9.032) (7.24)
ὅμοιος like, resembling 1 24 (22.34) (10.645) (5.05)
πρῶτος first 3 25 (23.27) (18.707) (16.57)
πᾶς all, the whole 2 26 (24.2) (59.665) (51.63)
ἔτι yet, as yet, still, besides 3 27 (25.13) (11.058) (14.57)
ἔοικα to be like; to look like 1 29 (26.99) (4.169) (5.93)
ὅλος whole, entire, complete in all its parts 1 29 (26.99) (13.567) (4.4)
ἀπό from, away from. c. gen. 1 30 (27.92) (30.074) (22.12)
πράσσω do, (w. adv) fare, (mid.) charge payment 2 31 (28.85) (4.909) (7.73)
λόγος the word 1 32 (29.78) (29.19) (16.1)
μέτρον that by which anything is measured 4 32 (29.78) (1.22) (0.77)
μιμέομαι to mimic, imitate, represent, portray 2 33 (30.71) (0.689) (0.96)
πρότερος before, earlier 4 33 (30.71) (25.424) (23.72)
οὐδείς not one, nobody 2 36 (33.5) (19.346) (18.91)
τῷ therefore, in this wise, thereupon 1 36 (33.5) (55.077) (29.07)
ποιητής one who makes, a maker 3 37 (34.43) (1.39) (1.28)
μέρος a part, share 6 38 (35.37) (11.449) (6.76)
ἐάν if 3 39 (36.3) (23.689) (20.31)
μίμησις imitation 2 39 (36.3) (0.208) (0.51)
ἀλλά otherwise, but 3 41 (38.16) (54.595) (46.87)
εἰς into, to c. acc. 4 42 (39.09) (66.909) (80.34)
εἰ conj. if, whether; part. w/wishes, adv. w/imperatives 6 44 (40.95) (50.199) (32.23)
ἐπί on, upon with gen., dat., and acc. 2 44 (40.95) (64.142) (59.77)
πολύς much, many 5 44 (40.95) (35.28) (44.3)
ὅτι2 conj.: that, because 2 45 (41.88) (49.49) (23.92)
ὅτι adv. + superl., as...as possible; ὅτι μή except 2 46 (42.81) (49.106) (23.97)
ἄν modal particle 5 46 (42.81) (32.618) (38.42)
μῦθος anything, delivered by word of mouth, word, speech 1 49 (45.6) (0.907) (3.58)
πρός (w. gen.) from; (w. dat.) at, near, in addition to; (w. acc.) to, toward, regarding 3 49 (45.6) (56.75) (56.58)
τε and 5 49 (45.6) (62.106) (115.18)
εἷς one 1 50 (46.53) (23.591) (10.36)
ὡς as, how 4 51 (47.46) (68.814) (63.16)
τοιοῦτος such as this 1 53 (49.33) (20.677) (14.9)
οὖν so, then, therefore 3 55 (51.19) (34.84) (23.41)
μή not 6 56 (52.12) (50.606) (37.36)
ὅς2 [possessive pronoun] 1 56 (52.12) (47.672) (39.01)
ὥσπερ just as if, even as 4 56 (52.12) (13.207) (6.63)
περί around, round about with gen., dat., and acc. 2 58 (53.98) (44.62) (43.23)
δέω to bind, tie, fetter 10 59 (54.91) (17.994) (15.68)
δέω2 to lack, miss, stand in need of 10 59 (54.91) (17.692) (15.52)
ἄλλος other, another 9 62 (57.7) (40.264) (43.75)
δεῖ it is necessary 11 62 (57.7) (13.387) (11.02)
διά through c. gen.; because of c. acc. 5 67 (62.35) (56.77) (30.67)
γίγνομαι become, be born 5 70 (65.15) (53.204) (45.52)
τραγῳδία a tragedy 5 70 (65.15) (0.219) (0.74)
ἔχω to have 6 71 (66.08) (48.945) (46.31)
κατά down, against with gen.; according to, throughout with acc. 2 78 (72.59) (76.461) (54.75)
ἐκ from out of 4 84 (78.18) (54.157) (51.9)
οὐ not 5 91 (84.69) (104.879) (82.22)
ποιέω to make, to do 7 93 (86.55) (29.319) (37.03)
τίη why? wherefore? 7 102 (94.93) (26.493) (13.95)
αὐτός unemph. 3rd pers.pronoun; -self; [the] same 9 104 (96.79) (173.647) (126.45)
τις any one, any thing, some one, some thing; 5 104 (96.79) (97.86) (78.95)
either..or; than 7 105 (97.72) (34.073) (23.24)
ἐν in, among. c. dat. 13 130 (120.99) (118.207) (88.06)
λέγω to pick; to say 7 132 (122.85) (90.021) (57.06)
οὗτος this; that 8 158 (147.05) (133.027) (121.95)
μέν on the one hand, on the other hand 10 183 (170.31) (109.727) (118.8)
γάρ for 16 193 (179.62) (110.606) (74.4)
ὅς who, that, which: relative pronoun 11 224 (208.47) (208.764) (194.16)
εἰμί to be 20 307 (285.71) (217.261) (145.55)
δέ but 26 384 (357.38) (249.629) (351.92)
καί and, also 36 593 (551.88) (544.579) (426.61)
the 99 1,435 (1335.5) (1391.018) (1055.57)

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