Aristotle, Topica 8.11

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211 lemmas; 844 tokens (45,755 in work)
word shortdef count work (freq.) corpus core
ἀγωνίζομαι to contend for a prize 1 2 (0.44) (0.536) (0.86)
ἀδιόριστος indesignate 1 1 (0.22) (0.156) (0.0)
ἄδοξος inglorious, disreputable 1 21 (4.59) (0.152) (0.0)
ἀδύνατος unable, impossible 1 32 (6.99) (4.713) (1.73)
ἀεί always, for ever 2 54 (11.8) (7.241) (8.18)
αἰτέω to ask, beg; postulate 1 14 (3.06) (1.871) (1.48)
αἴτιος to blame, blameworthy, culpable 3 7 (1.53) (5.786) (1.93)
ἀκολουθέω to follow 1 23 (5.03) (1.679) (0.69)
ἀκριβής exact, accurate, precise, made 2 8 (1.75) (2.935) (0.67)
ἀληθής unconcealed, true 14 74 (16.17) (7.533) (3.79)
ἀλλά otherwise, but 2 115 (25.13) (54.595) (46.87)
ἄλλος other, another 1 169 (36.94) (40.264) (43.75)
ἁμαρτία a failure, fault, sin 1 10 (2.19) (1.995) (0.57)
ἀμφότερος each of two, both 2 46 (10.05) (4.116) (5.17)
ἄν modal particle 7 275 (60.1) (32.618) (38.42)
ἀναγκαῖον a place of constraint, a prison 1 41 (8.96) (1.907) (0.49)
ἀναγκαῖος necessary, forcible (subst. kin, necessities for life) 1 30 (6.56) (3.387) (1.63)
ἀνάγκη force, constraint, necessity 3 86 (18.8) (8.208) (3.67)
ἀναιρέω to take up; to destroy 2 64 (13.99) (3.379) (1.22)
ἀναίρω to lift up 1 17 (3.72) (0.55) (0.08)
ἀναλυτικός analytical 1 2 (0.44) (0.168) (0.0)
ἄνθρωπος man, person, human 1 158 (34.53) (19.466) (11.67)
ἀντίφασις contradiction 1 11 (2.4) (0.763) (0.0)
ἀξιόω to think worthy of; to expect 1 23 (5.03) (2.976) (2.93)
ἅπας quite all, the whole 1 35 (7.65) (10.904) (7.0)
ἀποδείκνυμι display, appoint, demonstrate 1 10 (2.19) (2.54) (2.03)
ἀποδεικτικός affording proof, demonstrative 1 1 (0.22) (0.406) (0.01)
ἀπόδειξις a shewing forth, exhibiting 2 10 (2.19) (2.61) (0.19)
ἀποκρίνω to separate, set apart; mid. answer 5 40 (8.74) (1.674) (2.01)
ἀπόρημα matter of doubt, question, puzzle 1 1 (0.22) (0.023) (0.02)
ἀρχή a beginning, rule, office, empire 2 43 (9.4) (13.803) (8.53)
αὐτοέκαστος the ideal 2 2 (0.44) (0.002) (0.0)
αὐτός unemph. 3rd pers.pronoun; -self; [the] same 6 625 (136.6) (173.647) (126.45)
αὐτοῦ at the very place, just here, just there 1 65 (14.21) (26.948) (12.74)
ἀφαιρέω to take from, take away from 3 23 (5.03) (2.254) (1.6)
βέλτιστος best 1 19 (4.15) (0.48) (0.78)
βούλομαι to will, wish, be willing 2 34 (7.43) (8.59) (11.98)
γάρ for 14 1,111 (242.81) (110.606) (74.4)
γεωμέτρης a land-measurer, geometer 1 3 (0.66) (0.253) (0.0)
γεωμετρικός of or for geometry, geometrical; skilled in geometry 1 4 (0.87) (0.195) (0.04)
γίγνομαι become, be born 6 130 (28.41) (53.204) (45.52)
γυμνασία exercise 1 6 (1.31) (0.082) (0.03)
δέ but 30 985 (215.28) (249.629) (351.92)
δεῖ it is necessary 2 155 (33.88) (13.387) (11.02)
δείκνυμι to show 2 87 (19.01) (13.835) (3.57)
δεύτερος second 1 20 (4.37) (6.183) (3.08)
δέω to bind, tie, fetter 2 141 (30.82) (17.994) (15.68)
δέω2 to lack, miss, stand in need of 2 142 (31.03) (17.692) (15.52)
δῆλος visible, conspicuous 2 109 (23.82) (5.582) (2.64)
Δῆλος Delos 1 41 (8.96) (0.295) (0.44)
διά through c. gen.; because of c. acc. 10 202 (44.15) (56.77) (30.67)
διαλέγομαι talk 2 16 (3.5) (0.836) (0.69)
διαλέγω to pick out one from another, to pick out 3 28 (6.12) (1.478) (0.97)
διαλεκτικός skilled in logical argument 5 30 (6.56) (0.637) (0.06)
διατριβή a way of spending time 1 3 (0.66) (0.328) (0.32)
διαφέρω to carry through; be different from, excel 1 30 (6.56) (4.463) (2.35)
διδασκαλία teaching, instruction, education 1 2 (0.44) (1.33) (0.05)
δίδωμι to give 4 28 (6.12) (11.657) (13.85)
δίκαιος just, observant of custom, correct, balanced 1 58 (12.68) (4.795) (6.12)
διό wherefore, on which account 1 19 (4.15) (5.73) (5.96)
δοκέω seem, impers. it seems best.. 8 129 (28.19) (12.401) (17.56)
δόξα a notion 2 19 (4.15) (4.474) (2.49)
δοξαστός matter of opinion, conjectural 1 5 (1.09) (0.074) (0.04)
δυνατός strong, mighty, able 1 31 (6.78) (3.942) (3.03)
δυσκολαίνω to be peevish 1 3 (0.66) (0.008) (0.01)
ἐάν if 2 207 (45.24) (23.689) (20.31)
ἑαυτοῦ himself, herself, themselves 6 102 (22.29) (24.797) (21.7)
εἰ conj. if, whether; part. w/wishes, adv. w/imperatives 12 823 (179.87) (50.199) (32.23)
εἰμί to be 38 1,772 (387.28) (217.261) (145.55)
εἷς one 1 141 (30.82) (23.591) (10.36)
ἐκ from out of 12 254 (55.51) (54.157) (51.9)
ἑκάτερος each of two, either, each singly 1 67 (14.64) (4.115) (3.06)
ἐκδέχομαι to take 1 1 (0.22) (0.243) (0.32)
ἐκεῖνος that over there, that 2 54 (11.8) (22.812) (17.62)
ἐλάσσων smaller, less 1 17 (3.72) (4.697) (2.29)
ἐμποδίζω to put the feet in bonds, to fetter 1 1 (0.22) (0.222) (0.1)
ἐν in, among. c. dat. 8 396 (86.55) (118.207) (88.06)
ἐναντίος opposite 4 220 (48.08) (8.842) (4.42)
ἐνδέχομαι to take upon oneself; to be possible 3 91 (19.89) (4.811) (0.55)
ἔνδοξος held in esteem 5 60 (13.11) (0.746) (0.16)
ἔνειμι to be in; to be possible 1 2 (0.44) (1.363) (1.24)
ἐνίοτε sometimes 4 20 (4.37) (1.212) (0.31)
ἐπαινετός to be praised, laudable 2 6 (1.31) (0.18) (0.07)
ἐπεί after, since, when 3 184 (40.21) (19.86) (21.4)
ἐπί on, upon with gen., dat., and acc. 1 413 (90.26) (64.142) (59.77)
ἐπιτελέω to complete, finish, accomplish 1 1 (0.22) (0.648) (0.97)
ἐπιτιμάω honor, raise price; blame, rebuke, censure 4 9 (1.97) (0.325) (0.4)
ἐπιτίμησις censure, criticism 2 5 (1.09) (0.072) (0.06)
ἐπιχειρέω to attempt, attack, put one’s hand to 1 33 (7.21) (1.376) (1.54)
ἐπιχείρημα an attempt, enterprise 1 12 (2.62) (0.587) (0.03)
ἔργον work 3 9 (1.97) (5.905) (8.65)
ἐριστικός eager for strife 3 8 (1.75) (0.123) (0.01)
ἐρῶ [I will say] 2 86 (18.8) (8.435) (3.94)
ἔρως love 2 6 (1.31) (0.962) (2.14)
ἐρωτάω to ask 7 50 (10.93) (1.642) (1.49)
ἕτερος the one; the other (of two) 4 234 (51.14) (18.33) (7.31)
ἔτι yet, as yet, still, besides 2 157 (34.31) (11.058) (14.57)
εὐθύς straight, direct 2 15 (3.28) (5.672) (5.93)
ἔχω to have 1 214 (46.77) (48.945) (46.31)
ζητέω to seek, seek for 1 9 (1.97) (5.036) (1.78)
either..or; than 4 431 (94.2) (34.073) (23.24)
ἥσσων less, weaker 2 67 (14.64) (2.969) (2.18)
θέσις a setting, placing, arranging 3 43 (9.4) (1.601) (0.25)
ἴσος equal to, the same as; adv. perhaps 1 35 (7.65) (9.107) (4.91)
ἴσως equally, in like manner 1 8 (1.75) (2.15) (1.68)
καθά according as, just as 1 152 (33.22) (5.439) (4.28)
καί and, also 33 1,783 (389.68) (544.579) (426.61)
καλός beautiful 5 146 (31.91) (9.11) (12.96)
κατά down, against with gen.; according to, throughout with acc. 6 456 (99.66) (76.461) (54.75)
κοινός common, shared in common 3 31 (6.78) (6.539) (4.41)
κοινωνός a companion, partner 1 1 (0.22) (0.293) (0.17)
κωλύω to let, hinder, check, prevent 4 26 (5.68) (2.081) (1.56)
λαμβάνω to take, seize, receive 2 78 (17.05) (15.895) (13.47)
λανθάνω to escape notice, to be unknown, unseen, unnoticed 1 23 (5.03) (1.665) (2.81)
λέγω to pick; to say 11 703 (153.64) (90.021) (57.06)
λόγος the word 18 259 (56.61) (29.19) (16.1)
μακρός long 1 1 (0.22) (1.989) (2.83)
μάλιστα most 2 62 (13.55) (6.673) (9.11)
μᾶλλον more, rather 10 200 (43.71) (11.489) (8.35)
μέν on the one hand, on the other hand 13 585 (127.85) (109.727) (118.8)
μεταβιβάζω to carry over, shift bring into another place 1 1 (0.22) (0.007) (0.03)
μή not 14 605 (132.23) (50.606) (37.36)
μηδαμός none 1 5 (1.09) (0.355) (0.29)
μηδαμῶς not at all 1 5 (1.09) (0.346) (0.2)
μηδέ but not 1 7 (1.53) (4.628) (5.04)
μηδείς (and not one); not one, no-one 1 75 (16.39) (8.165) (6.35)
μηδέτερος neither of the two 1 14 (3.06) (0.201) (0.21)
μήτε neither / nor 3 28 (6.12) (5.253) (5.28)
μόνος alone, left alone, forsaken solitary 2 77 (16.83) (19.178) (9.89)
μοχθηρία bad condition, badness 1 1 (0.22) (0.143) (0.04)
νικάω to conquer, prevail, vanquish 1 1 (0.22) (2.089) (3.95)
the 103 6,475 (1415.15) (1391.018) (1055.57)
οἷος (such a kind) as; for οἷός τε see οἷος III.2 3 453 (99.01) (16.105) (11.17)
ὅλος whole, entire, complete in all its parts 1 71 (15.52) (13.567) (4.4)
ὅμοιος like, resembling 6 259 (56.61) (10.645) (5.05)
ὅς who, that, which: relative pronoun 14 925 (202.16) (208.764) (194.16)
ὅς2 [possessive pronoun] 3 152 (33.22) (47.672) (39.01)
ὅταν when, whenever 7 77 (16.83) (9.255) (4.07)
ὅτι adv. + superl., as...as possible; ὅτι μή except 5 401 (87.64) (49.106) (23.97)
ὅτι2 conj.: that, because 5 407 (88.95) (49.49) (23.92)
οὐ not 15 712 (155.61) (104.879) (82.22)
οὐδέ and/but not; not even 2 87 (19.01) (20.427) (22.36)
οὐδείς not one, nobody 5 136 (29.72) (19.346) (18.91)
οὖν so, then, therefore 5 195 (42.62) (34.84) (23.41)
οὗτος this; that 6 417 (91.14) (133.027) (121.95)
οὕτως so, in this manner 1 102 (22.29) (28.875) (14.91)
πάλιν back, backwards 2 74 (16.17) (10.367) (6.41)
παρά from the side of, c. gen., beside, alongside of, c. dat., to the side of, motion alongside of, c. acc. 2 37 (8.09) (22.709) (26.08)
πᾶς all, the whole 1 281 (61.41) (59.665) (51.63)
πείθω to prevail upon, win over, persuade 1 3 (0.66) (4.016) (9.32)
πείρω to pierce quite through, fix 1 4 (0.87) (0.541) (0.76)
περί around, round about with gen., dat., and acc. 1 103 (22.51) (44.62) (43.23)
πιθανός calculated to persuade; 1 8 (1.75) (0.513) (0.2)
πιστόω to make trustworthy 1 2 (0.44) (0.407) (0.09)
πλεῖστος most, largest 1 29 (6.34) (4.005) (5.45)
πλείων more, larger 3 83 (18.14) (7.783) (7.12)
πλήν except 1 5 (1.09) (2.523) (3.25)
πόα grass, herb 1 3 (0.66) (0.478) (0.41)
ποιέω to make, to do 3 153 (33.44) (29.319) (37.03)
ποιός of a certain nature, kind 1 43 (9.4) (3.169) (2.06)
ποῖος of what nature? of what sort? 1 35 (7.65) (2.531) (2.35)
πολλάκις many times, often, oft 4 20 (4.37) (3.702) (1.91)
πολύς much, many 4 189 (41.31) (35.28) (44.3)
ποτε ever, sometime 4 39 (8.52) (7.502) (8.73)
πότε when? at what time? 2 2 (0.44) (0.488) (0.33)
προβάλλω to throw before, throw 1 3 (0.66) (0.591) (0.51)
πρόβλημα anything projecting, a headland, promontory 5 49 (10.71) (0.905) (0.15)
πρόκειμαι to be set before one 1 58 (12.68) (2.544) (1.2)
πρός (w. gen.) from; (w. dat.) at, near, in addition to; (w. acc.) to, toward, regarding 11 459 (100.32) (56.75) (56.58)
προσλαμβάνω to take or receive in addition 1 1 (0.22) (0.664) (0.81)
προστίθημι to add, to apply, to close (a door); mid. to join (a group), take as an ally 3 38 (8.31) (3.747) (1.45)
πρότερος before, earlier 4 135 (29.5) (25.424) (23.72)
προτίθημι to place before, to propose, to prefer 1 6 (1.31) (0.879) (1.29)
πρῶτος first 1 91 (19.89) (18.707) (16.57)
πυνθάνομαι to learn by hearsay 1 6 (1.31) (1.282) (4.58)
ῥᾴδιος easy, ready, easy to make 2 32 (6.99) (2.343) (2.93)
ῥαίω to break, shiver, shatter, wreck 1 6 (1.31) (0.186) (0.23)
σόφισμα any skilful act, the skilful dressing of food 2 2 (0.44) (0.276) (0.11)
συγχωρέω to come together, meet 1 11 (2.4) (1.25) (1.24)
συλλογίζομαι to collect and bring at once before the mind, to compute fully, sum up 3 23 (5.03) (0.739) (0.47)
συλλογισμός computation 12 72 (15.74) (3.029) (0.06)
συμπέρασμα a conclusion 5 30 (6.56) (2.147) (0.0)
τε and 8 112 (24.48) (62.106) (115.18)
τέλος the fulfilment 1 26 (5.68) (4.234) (3.89)
τίη why? wherefore? 3 312 (68.19) (26.493) (13.95)
τίθημι to set, put, place 2 162 (35.41) (6.429) (7.71)
τις any one, any thing, some one, some thing; 14 689 (150.58) (97.86) (78.95)
τίς who? which? 3 165 (36.06) (21.895) (15.87)
τοιοῦτος such as this 5 194 (42.4) (20.677) (14.9)
τριτάω when three days old 1 2 (0.44) (0.083) (0.07)
τρίτος the third 1 13 (2.84) (4.486) (2.33)
τυγχάνω (with gen.) to hit the mark, to get; (with pple) to happen to, to actually 1 30 (6.56) (6.305) (6.41)
τῷ therefore, in this wise, thereupon 6 314 (68.63) (55.077) (29.07)
ὑπακούω to listen, hearken, give ear 1 2 (0.44) (0.475) (0.51)
ὑπάρχω to begin; to exist 2 285 (62.29) (13.407) (5.2)
ὕστερον the afterbirth 1 14 (3.06) (2.598) (2.47)
φαίνω to bring to light, make to appear 2 59 (12.89) (8.435) (8.04)
φανερός open to sight, visible, manifest, evident 3 32 (6.99) (2.734) (1.67)
φαῦλος slight, indifferent, trivial, common, simple 4 17 (3.72) (1.387) (0.76)
φιλοσόφημα a subject of scientific inquiry 1 1 (0.22) (0.003) (0.01)
φύσις the nature, natural qualities, powers, constitution, condition 1 48 (10.49) (15.198) (3.78)
χαλεπός hard to bear, painful; difficult 1 18 (3.93) (1.723) (2.13)
χάρις gratitude, favor, grace, charm 1 19 (4.15) (3.66) (3.87)
χειρόω master, subdue 1 2 (0.44) (0.323) (0.49)
χείρων worse, meaner, inferior 1 23 (5.03) (1.4) (1.07)
ψεκτός blamed, blameable 2 3 (0.66) (0.071) (0.01)
ψευδής lying, false 6 22 (4.81) (1.919) (0.44)
ψεῦδος a falsehood, untruth, lie 10 40 (8.74) (1.616) (0.53)
ὡς as, how 5 153 (33.44) (68.814) (63.16)
ὥστε so that 5 83 (18.14) (10.717) (9.47)
ὠφελέω to help, aid, assist, to be of use 1 2 (0.44) (1.137) (1.18)

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