ἀπαράσσω

aparasso

strike off

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book V 3
Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548b18

Chapter 18 549b29–550b21

550a4

Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

552a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπαράσσω, Att. ἀπαράττω, A. strike off, ἀντικρὺ δʼ ἀπάραξε [τὴν αἰχμήν] Il. 16.116; ἀπήραξεν δὲ χαμᾶζε . . κάρη 14.497; ἀ. τοῦ ἵππου τοὺς πόδας Hdt. 5.112; κρᾶτα S. Tr. 1015 (lyr.). 2. knock or sweep off, τοὺς ἐπιβάτας ἀπὸ τῆς νεός Hdt. 8.90; τοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ πολεμίου καταστρώματος ὁπλίτας ἀ. Th. 7.63:—Pass., aor. part. ἀπαραχθείς D.H. 8.85. 3. crush, ἀπὸ δʼ ὀστέον ἄχρις ἄραξε Il. 16.324:—Pass., -άσσεται τὴν κεφαλήν J. BJ 3.7.23.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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