ἀνακύπτω

anakypto

lift up the head

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book IX 3
Chapter 7 612b18–613b5

613a13

Chapter 34 619b18–620a12

620a9
620a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνακύπτω, fut. -κύψομαι Ar. Av. 146, Pl. Euthd. 302a; -ψω Luc. DMar. 3.1: aor. ἀνέκυψα Hdt. 5.91, etc.: pf. ἀνακέκῡφα E. Cyc. 212, X. Eq. 7.10:—A. lift up the head, Thphr. Char. 11.3; ἀνακεκυφώς with the head high, of a horse, X. l. c.; κἀγκύψας (for καὶ ἀνακύψας) ἔχε and keep your head up, Ar. Th. 236; ἐν ὀροφῇ ποικίλματα θεώμενος ἀνακύπτων throwing his head back, Pl. R. 529b; ἀνακύψατε καὶ ἐπάρατε τὰς κεφαλάς Ev.Luc. 21.28; esp. in drinking, Arist. HA 613a13, cf. E. l. c.; ἐπικύπτειν καὶ ἀ. Gal. 6.146. II. come up out of the water, pop up, Ar. Ra. 1063; ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς τὸν ἐνθάδε τόπον Pl. Phd. 109d; ἀ. μέχρι τοῦ αὐχένος, opp. καταδῦναι, Id. Tht. 171d, cf. Phdr. 249c. b. metaph., emerge, crop up, ὅτι ἐξ αὐτῶν καλόν τι ἀνακύψοιτο Id. Euthd. 302a; αἱ -κύπτουσαι χρεῖαι Ascl. Tact. 11.7, cf. Ath. 1.25e, Cod.Just. 1.2.17. c. of persons, rise out of difficulties, breathe again, Hdt. 5.91, X. Oec. 11.5; τὰ τῶν Καρχηδονίων ἀνέκυψε Plb. 1.55.1, cf. D.Chr. 13.35; ἀπὸ τῶν μυχῶν τοῦ σώματος Porph. Marc. 6.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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