ἀκριβόω

akriboo

make exact

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Poetics 2
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Chapter 4 1448b4–1449a31

1448b11
Chapter 6 1449b21–1450b20

1450a36
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 9 421a7–422a7

421a22
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 10 777a32–778a12

778a6
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

363b32
Politics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 7 1279a22–1279b10

1279b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκριβόω, fut. -ώσω, A. make exact or accurate, E. Hipp. 469; ἀ. τάδε to be perfect in bearing these hardships, X. Cyr. 2.3.13; arrange precisely, Ar. Ec. 274:—Pass., to be exact or perfect, Ar. Ra. 1483; ἠκριβῶσθαι πρὸς πᾶσαν ἀρετήν Arist. Pol. 1279b1.—Later in Med., J. AJ 17.2.2, Eust. 1799.33, etc. 2. investigate accurately, understand thoroughly, οἱ τάδʼ ἠκριβωκότες E. Hec. 1192, cf. X. Cyr. 2.2.9; τοὔνομά μου σὺ ἀκριβοῖς; are you sure of . .? Pl. Chrm. 156a; inquire carefully of, τὸν χρόνον Ev.Matt. 2.7:—Pass., Vett.Val. 265.3. 3. describe accurately, τι Phld. Lib.p.47 O. 4. abs., to be exact, ἡ φύσις οὐκ ἀκριβοῖ Arist. GA 778a6; [ὁ ἄνθρωπος] κατὰ τὴν ἁφὴν διαφερόντως ἀκριβοῖ Id. de An. 421a22; ἀ. περί τι GA 780b26.

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