ἀποπέτομαι

apopetomai

fly off

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 7
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Book IX 7
Chapter 32 618b18–619b12

619a32

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

624b3
625b12
626a26
627a11
627b11

Chapter 42 628b32–629a28

628b35

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποπέτομαι, fut. -πετήσομαι Ar. Pax 1126: aor. ἀπεπτάμην, part. -πτάμενος, inf. -πτάσθαι Hdt. 7.13: also ἀπεπτόμην Ar. Av. 90; aor.2 ἀπέπτην, 3pl. ἀπέπταν Emp. 2.4; inf. ἀποπτῆναι AP 5.211 (Mel.):— Α. fly off or away, esp. of dreams, ᾤχετʼ ἀποπτάμενος Il. 2.71; ψυχὴ δʼ ἠύτʼ ὄνειρος ἀποπταμένη πεπότηται Od. 11.222; ἀπέπτετο Ar. Av. 90; ἐς τἀπὶ Θρᾴκης ἀποπέτου ib.1369; οἴχεται ἀποπτάμενος Pl. Smp. 183e; συχνὸν ἀποπτάς Arist. HA 619a32; ψυχῆς ἐκ μελέων ἀποπταθείσης IG 9(1).883.6 (Corcyra).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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