ἀποδημέω

apodemeo

to be away from home, be abroad

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 1271b20–1272b23

1271b26
Book V 2
Chapter 4 1303b17–1304b18

1303b23

Chapter 11 1313a15–1315b10

1314b12
Oeconomica 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1352b31
Poetics 1
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Chapter 17 1455a22–1455b23

1455b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποδημέω, Dor. ἀπο-δᾱμέω, pf. ἀπεδήμηκα dub. in Hermipp. 66:— A. to be away from home, be abroad or on oneʼs travels, Hdt. 1.29,4.1,152, Ar. Nu. 371, etc.; of foreign service, Id. Lys. 101; opp. ἐπιδημεῖν, X. Cyr. 7.5.69: metaph., to be absent, Pi. P. 10.37; ὁ νοῦς παρὼν ἀποδημεῖ Ar. Eq. 1120: sts. c. gen., ἀποδημεῖν οἰκίας Pl. Lg. 954b; ἀπὸ τῆς ἑωυτῶν Hdt. 9.117; ἐκ τῆς πόλεως Pl. Cri. 53a; οὐκ ἔξεστι ἀποδημεῖν τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις Arist. Fr. 543. 2. go abroad, παρά τινα to visit him, Hdt. 3.124; ἀ. ἐς Αἴγιναν κατὰ τοὺς Αἰακίδας go abroad to Aegina to fetch the Aeacidae, Id. 8.84; ἀ. ἐπὶ δεῖπνον εἰς Θετταλίαν Pl. Cri. 53e; ἐνθένδε εἰς ἄλλον τόπον Id. Ap. 40e; κατʼ ἐμπορίαν Lycurg. 21,57 (v.l. ἐπί) ; πρὸς τὰ ἱερά X. HG 4.7.3; ποῖ γῆς ἀπεδήμεις; Ar. Ra. 48; ἄλλοσε ἀ. Pl. Lg. 579b; ἐκεῖσε Id. Phd. 61e.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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