ἀντιφέρω

antiphero

set against

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 291a29–291b10

291b2
On Memory 1
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Chapter 1 449b4–451a17

451a9
Physics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 8 214b12–216b21

215a30

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀντιφέρω, A. set against, Pl. Erx. 395b; ἀ. πόλεμον ἐπί τινι AP 7.438 (Damag.): used by Hom. only in Med. or Pass., set oneself against, fight against another, ἀντεφέροντο μάχη Il. 5.701; ἀργαλέος γὰρ Ὀλύμπιος ἀντιφέρεσθαι hard to oppose, 1.589, cf. Od. 16.238: c. acc. cogn., μένος ἀ. τινί match oneself with another in strength, Il. 21.482; τίς Ὁμηρείοις ἀντιφέροιτο λόγοις; AP 9.625 (Maced.). II. Pass., to be borne in a contrary direction to, τῷ οὐρανῷ Arist. Cael. 291b2, cf. Ph. 215a30; τῷ παντὶ τὴν φοράν Theo Sm.p.134 H.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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