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ἀποτελέω

apoteleo

bring to an end, complete

Appears 47 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποτελέω, fut. -τελέσω, Att. -τελῶ, A. bring to an end, complete a work, Hdt. 5.92.ηʹ, X. HG 3.2.10, Pl. Plt. 308e, etc.:—Pass., Th. 4.69: pf. part. ἀποτετελεσμένος perfect, ἐπίτροπος X. Oec. 13.3. 2. produce, νοσήματα Pl. Ti. 84c, cf. Epicur. Ep. 1p.20U., M.Ant. 10.26, etc.: —Pass., Arist. Cael. 268b26. 3. pay or perform what is due, τὰς εὐχάς σφι ἀ. Hdt. 2.65; τῷ θεῷ τὰ πάτρια Id. 4.180; of rent or tribute, τὰ νομιζόμενα X. Cyr. 3.2.19; ἀπαρχὴν τῶν ἐκ τῆς γῆς Pl. Lg. 806e; pay or suffer, παραπλήσια τοῖς Καμβύσου παθήμασιν ib.695e. 4. accomplish, perform, τὰ καθήκοντα X. Cyr. 1.2.5; προσταχθέντα Pl. Lg. 823d; τὰ προσήκοντα Id. Criti. 108d; ἀ. ἄρτον accomplish the making of bread, Hp. VM 3; ἓν ὑφʼ ἑνὸς ἕργον ἄριστʼ ἀποτελεῖται Arist. Pol. 1273b10. b. esp. of astral influences, Ptol. Tetr. 1, D.C. 45.1, etc.; cf. ἀποτέλεσμα. c. Astrol., make a forecast, περὶ ζωῆς Ps. Ptol. Centil. 215. 5. render of a certain kind, τὴν πόλιν ἀ. εὐδαίμονα make the state quite happy, Pl. Lg. 718b; ἀμείνους ἐκ χειρόνων ἀ. Id. Plt. 297b, cf. Lg. 823d; τοιούτους ἄνδρας ὥστε . . Plb. 6.52.11:—in Med., ἄμεμπτον φίλον ἀποτελέσασθαι make him without blame towards himself. X. Lac. 2.13:— Pass., τύραννος ἀντὶ προστάτου ἀποτετελεσμένος Pl. R. 566d; ἐνύπνιον τέλεον ἀ. turns out . ., ib.443b. 6. fill up, satiate, τὰς ἐπιθυμίας Id. Grg. 503d:—Pass., Id. R. 558e, al. II. Pass., to be worshipped, Id. Smp. 188d.

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