ὀρεκτικός

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οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύgood is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity

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Transliteration A: orektikós Transliteration B: orektikos Transliteration C: orektikos Beta Code: o)rektiko/s

English (LSJ)

ή, όν, (ὄρεξις)

   A appetitive, Arist.de An.433b3, EE1233a38, al. ; τὸ ὀρεκτικόν the impulsive or conative faculty, Id.EN1102b30 ; οὐχ ἕτερον τὸ ὀ. καὶ φευκτικόν . . ἀλλήλων Id.de An.431a13, al. ; ὀ. νοῦς Id.EN1139b4. Adv. -κῶς Hsch.s.v. θουραίη; πρὸς τὸ ἀγαθὸν -κῶς κινεῖσθαι Arr.Epict.3.3.2.    2 exciting appetite, οἶνος Dsc.5.6.