ἀποπλανάω

apoplanao

lead astray, make to digress

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book V 1
Chapter 23 554b22–555a12

554b23
Book IX 3
Chapter 4 611a5–14

611a6
611a9

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

624a28

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποπλανάω, fut. -ήσω, A. lead astray, make to digress, λόγον Hp. Art. 34, Luc. Anach. 21; ἀ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τῆς ὑποθέσεως Aeschin. 3.176:— Pass.,wander away from, τῆς ὑποθέσεως Isoc. 7.77: abs., of leaderless wasps, Arist. HA 554b23; wander from the truth, Alex.Aphr. in Metaph. 139.12, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.33. II. distribute, in Pass., ἀποπλανᾶται ἐς πάντα αἷμα καὶ πνεῦμα Hp. Alim. 33. III. metaph., seduce, beguile, τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς Ev.Marc. 13.22.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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