ἀνταπόδοσις

antapodosis

giving back in turn

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 5
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Book V 1
Chapter 5 1132b21–1134a16

1133a3
Book VIII 1
Chapter 13 1162a34–1163a23

1163a11
Book IX 2
Chapter 1 1163b32–1164b21

1164b7

Chapter 2 1164b22–1165a35

1165a6
Book X 1
Chapter 8 1178a9–1179a32

1178a30
De Audibilibus 1
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

803a31

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνταπόδοσις, εως, ἡ, A. giving back in turn, opp. ἀποδοχή, Th. 4.81; rendering, requiting, repayment, Arist. EN 1133a3, 1163a11, al.; χάριτος Men. Mon. 330, D.S. 20.100; τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν Phld. Piet. 14; retribution, LXXIs. 61.2, 63.4, al.; reprisals, γίγνεται ἀ. ἔκ τινος Plb. 5.30.6; reward, LXXPs. 18 (19).11, Ep.Col. 3.24. II. turning back, opposite direction or course, of a current, ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι Plb. 4.43.5, etc., cf. Plu. 2.136b. 2. responsive sound, Arist. Aud. 803a31. III. alternation, e.g. of action and reaction, περιόδων πρὸς ἀλλήλας Hp. Aph. 1.12; reaction, prob. in Epicur. Ep. 2p.48U., cf. Thphr. Vent. 10. 2. Rhet., parallelism or opposition of clauses in a periodic sentence, Demetr. Eloc. 23, cf. 250; in a simile, correspondence with the object of comparison, Quint. Inst. 8.3.77. b. Gramm., correlativity of words such as τοιοῦτος, οἷος, A.D. Synt. 54.1. c. answering clause, Hermog. Id. 1.11, 2.1; v l. in A.D. Synt. 20.6. 3. capping verses, as a subject of competition, Michel 913 (Teos).

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