ἀντιπερίστασις

antiperistasis

surrounding so as to compress

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physics 3
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Book IV 1
Chapter 8 214b12–216b21

215a15
Book VIII 2
Chapter 10 266a10–267b26

267a16
267a18
Meteorology 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 12 347b34–349a11

348b2
349a8
On Sleep 2
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Chapter 3 456a30–458a32

457b2
458a27
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 15 98a24–34

98a25

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀντιπερίστασις, εως, ἡ, A. surrounding so as to compress, Arist. Somn.Vig. 457b2, 458a27, Pr. 867b32, 962a2. 2. reciprocal replacement, interchange, Id. Ph. 215a15, 267a16 (v. Simp. ad loc.), Mete. 348b2, Thphr. Ign. 18, Sud. 23. 3. alternation, Nicom. Ar. 1.8 and 13.

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