ἀπόστασις

apostasis

causing to revolt

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 5
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Book II 5
Chapter 8 289b1–290b11

290a16

Chapter 9 290b12–291a28

290b22

Chapter 10 291a29–291b10

291b8
291b9

Chapter 12 291b24–293a14

292a16
De Audibilibus 3
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

800b7
800b10
800b26
Physics 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 14 222b30–224a17

223a5
223a8
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 11 761a12–763b16

761b22
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 6 706b17–707a15

707a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπόστασις, εως, ἡ, (ἀφίστημι) A. causing to revolt, συμμάχων Th. 1.122; Ἰώνων ἀπὸ τῆς Λακεδαιμονίων συμμαχίας Arist. Ath. 23.4. B. (ἀφίσταμαι) emanation, εἰδώλων -σεις Epicur. Fr. 320. 2. slackness, of bandages, Gal. 18(2).806. 3. defection, revolt, ἀπό τινος Hdt. 3.128; τὴν Κυπρίων ἀ. πρῆξαι Id. 5.113; τὴν Αἰγύπτου ἀ. παρασκευάζεσθαι Id. 7.4; ἀ. ἐκ τῆς ξυμμαχίας Th. 5.81; ἀ. πρός τινα Id. 1.75; διπλῆν ἀ. ἀποστήσεσθαι Id. 3.13; ἀ. τῶν Ἀθηναίων, for ἀπὸ τ. Ἀ., Id. 8.5; but τὰς Μεσσηνίων ἀ. Pl. Lg. 777c. 4. departure from, βίου E. Hipp. 277; separation of effect from cause, Procl. Inst. 35; giving up, cession, ἀ. τῶν κτημάτων D. 19.146; desisting from, disuse of, φάσεως S.E. P. 1.192; τῶν ἀπροαιρέτων Arr. Epict. 4.4.39. 5. distance, ἁ ἀφʼ ἡμῶν ἀ. Archyt. 1; ἀφεστάναι τῇ αὐτῇ ἀ. ᾗπερ . . Pl. Phd. 111b; ἀπόστασιν ὅσην ἀφεστηκὼς γίγνεται Id. R. 587d,cf.546b; ἐκ μικρᾶς ἀ. Arist. Aud. 800b7; τῇ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀ. Id. HA 503a21; ἐκ τῶν ἀ. according to their distances, Id. Cael. 290b22; of time, κατὰ τὴν πρὸς τὸ νῦν ἀ. Id. Ph. 223a5; ἐξ ἀποστάσεως at a certain distance, Plb. 3.114.3; ἐν ἀποστάσει Id. 3.113.4, Phld. Herc. 19.25; κατʼ ἀποστάσεις Hanno Peripl. 13. 6. Rhet., employment of detached phrases, Hermog. Id. 1.10, Aristid. Rh. 1p.462S., Philostr. VS 1.9.1(pl.), Ep. 73. 7. lapse, declension, Plot. 1.8.7,5.1.1. II. place where something is put away, repository, storehouse, Str. 17.1.9, Philippid. 14, Heraclid. Pol. 72. III. Medic.,suppurative inflammation, throwing off the peccant humours left by fever, etc., Hp. Epid. 3.4(pl.), Aret. SD 1.9, Aristid. Or. 47(23).68. 2. of diseases, transition from one to another, Hp. Epid. 1.6; στραγγουριώδης ἀ. ib.3.1ά. 3. lesion of continuity, Gal. 18(2).820. 4. degree of heat, cold, etc., Id. 11.561, al.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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