Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀπαρτάω

ἀπαρτάω

apartao

hang up

Appears 22 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπαρτάω, A. hang up: ἀ. δέρην strangle, E. Andr. 412; swing freely, of a stone in a sling, Arist. Mech. 852b1:—Pass., hang loose,X. Eq. 10.9, Arist. Aud. 802a38; ἀπό τινος πρός τι Id. GA 740a29; ἔκ τινος Luc. Pisc. 48; τινός Babr. 17.2. 2. metaph., make dependent upon, ἀ. ἐλπίδας ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ Luc. Tim. 36:—Med., make dependent on oneself, νόμοις τὸ πλῆθος Plu. CG 8. II. detach, separate, τὸν λόγον τῆς γραφῆς D. 18.59, cf. Arist. Rh. 1407a24:—Pass., ὥστε τὴν χώραν πολὺ τῆς πόλεως ἀπηρτῆσθαι Id. Pol. 1319a34; ὁ πλεύμων . . πολὺ ἀπηρτημένος τῆς καρδίας Id. HA 508a33; οἱ πόροι . . ἀπήρτηνται ἀλλήλων, opp. συμπίπτουσι, ib.495a18:—but that from which one is separated is often omitted, and the Pass. used absolutely, ἀπηρτημένοι καὶ ταῖς παρασκευαῖς καὶ ταῖς γνώμαις detached, D. 4.12; συνεχεῖς καὶ οὐκ ἀπηρτημένοι not detached, Arist. HA 509b13, cf. 506b19, al.; of Time, τοῖς καιροῖς οὐ μακρὰν ἀπηρτῆσθαι Plb. 12.17.1, cf. Plu. TG 3; λόγος ἀπηρτημένος discrepant, Str. 7.3.2; λίαν ἀπηρτ. far different, Ph. 1.300, cf. Phld. Rh. 1.288 S. III. intr. in Act., remove oneself, go away, ἐς ἀλλοτρίαν ἀπαρτᾶν Th. 6.21, cf. D.C. 40.15; to be away, distant, ἀπό τινος Id. 51.4; πρὶν ἀπαρτηθῆναι 44.38 is perh. f.l. for ἀπαντηθῆναι.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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