Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀντίκειμαι

ἀντίκειμαι

antikeimai

to be set over against, correspond with

Appears 412 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀντίκειμαι, 3pl. ἀντικέαται Archyt. ap. Stob. 2.2.4, used as Pass. of ἀντιτίθημι:—Α. to be set over against, correspond with, τιμὰ ἀγαθοῖσιν ἀ. is held out to them as a fitting reward, Pi. I. 7(6).26:—ἀντικείμενος, , name of a bandage, Sor. Fasc. 12.515C. II. to be opposite to, of places, τινός Hp. Aër. 4; τινί Str. 2.5.15; of things, to be opposite or opposed, πρὸς ἄλληλα Pl. Sph. 258b; ἀ. κατὰ διάμετρον in a circle, Arist. Cael. 277a23, al. Adv. -μένως, συνέστηκεν PA 654a11. 2. to be opposed, in various ways, Cat. 11b17, Metaph. 1055a38, al.; in Logic, αἱ -κειμέναι προτάσεις APr. 63b24, al. Adv. ἀντικειμένως Metaph. 1054b15, etc.; propositions are opposed either contradictorily (ἀντιφατικῶς) or contrarily (ἐναντίως), Int. 17b16; ἀντικείμενα defined as ὧν τὸ ἕτερον τοῦ ἑτέρου ἀποφάσει πλεονάζει Stoic. 2.70, cf. 82, al. 3. Rhet., ἀντικειμένη [λέξις] antithetical, Arist. Rh. 1409b35; ἀντικειμένως εἰπεῖν ib.1401a5, cf. 1410b29; ἀντικείμενα κῶλα Demetr. Eloc. 22. III. resist, be adverse, ἀντικείσομαι τοῖς ἀντικειμένοις σοι LXXEx. 23.22, cf. Is. 66.6, al., Ev.Luc. 13.17, al.; to be hurtful, τοῖς σώμασι Procop.Gaz. Ep. 27.

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