ἀπόδοσις

apodosis

giving back, restitution, return

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Topics 6
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Book I 3
Chapter 5 101b37–102b26

102a3

Chapter 18 108a18–108b33

108b9
108b20
Book IV 1
Chapter 6 127a20–128b10

128a24
Book VI 2
Chapter 8 146a36–147a11

147a5

Chapter 12 149a29–149b39

149b13
Categories 4
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Chapter 7 6a36–8b24

7a8
7a11
7a31
7b11
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 10 1242a1–1243b38

1243a29
Oeconomica 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1349b28

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόδοσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀποδίδωμι) A. giving back, restitution, return, τῶν ἵππων Hdt. 4.9; τῶν χωρίων Th. 5.35, Pl. R. 332b; dist. from δόσις, Arist. Pr. 950a37. 2. payment, IG.1.32A5, etc.; ἡ ἀ. τοῦ μισθοῦ Th. 8.85; φόρου Luc. VH 1.36: generally, giving, Pl. Lg. 807d; rendering, i.e. performance, ἔργου Dam. Pr. 64. 3. assignment, attribution, Plot. 5.1.6. II. rendering by way of definition, Arist. Cat. 7a8, Top. 108b9, al.; definition, S.E. P. 3.242, etc. 2. in a sentence, clause answering to the πρότασις, διὰ μακροῦ τὰς ἀ. λαμβάνειν D.H. Th. 52,al.; cf. ἀποδίδωμι II.2. 3. Gramm., interpretation, explanation, A.D. Synt. 155.25, cf. Heliod. ap. Orib. 48.70.5: generally, account, explanation, Epicur. Ep. 2p.41U. (pl.), Simp. in Ph. 614.13; but ψιλὴ ἀ. bare statement, Theodor. ap. Corn. Rh.p.363H. III. (from Med.) sale, Poll. 3.124.

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