ἀντισπάω

antispao

draw the contrary way, hold back

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Mechanica 7
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Chapter 2 848b1–850a2

849a13
849a19
849a30
Chapter 8 851b6–852a13

851b9
851b12
Chapter 26 857a5–21

857a8
Chapter 32 858a13–16

858a14
Parts of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 7 669b13–670b31

670b4
Book IV 1
Chapter 9 684b6–685b28

685a32
History of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 8 541b34–542b16

542a15
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 1409a22–1410b5

1409b21
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 4 440b26–442b26

442a11

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀντισπάω, A. draw the contrary way, hold back, ἀ. ὁρμώμενον A. Pr. 339; τοὺς μὲν τείνειν τοὺς δʼ ἀ. Ar. Pax 493, cf. Luc. Cat. 4; opp. σπάω, Arist. HA 542a15, al.:—Pass., suffer a check, Id. Rh. 1409b21; to be drawn in a contrary direction, Epicur. Ep. 2p.53U., Ph. 2.171: metaph., περίοδοι -σπώμεναι dragging, Phld. Rh. 2.95S. 2. draw to itself, X. Cyn. 5.1; εἰς αὑτό Arist. Pr. 929a39:—Med., draw over to oneʼs own side, Plb. 22.10.14. II. intr., = ἀντέχομαι, seize, c. gen., A.R. 2.598.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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