ἀποπίπτω

apopipto

fall off from

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 8
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Book V 6
Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

547a31
547a31
547a32

Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548b14

Chapter 32 557b1–31

557b19
557b29
Book VII 1
Chapter 10 587a9–587b18

587a15
Book IX 1
Chapter 47 630b31–631a7

630b34
Generation of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 19 726a28–727b32

726b26

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποπίπτω, A. fall off from, ἐκ πέτρης Od. 24.7; ἀπὸ τῶν φιαλέων Hdt. 3.130; τοῦ κολεοῦ ἀ. ὁ μύκης ib.64, cf. Hecat. 22 J.; ἀ. τῶν ἵππων slip off, Plb. 11.21.3. 2. abs., fall off, στιλπναὶ δʼ ἀπέπιπτον ἔερσαι Il. 14.351, cf. Th. 4.4, Arist. HA 557b29. II. miss or fail in obtaining, τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀ. Plb. 9.7.1; τἀγαθοῦ Procl. Inst. 13; fail to record, let slip, τῶν ἀναγκαιοτέρων D.S. 13.84: abs., to be disappointed, fail, Plb. 4.36.5, UPZ 70.27(ii B.C.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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