δέσις
desis
binding together
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δέσις, εως, ἡ, (δέω A) A. binding together, Cra. 418e; setting of stones, Si. 45.11; tying in bundles, 8.4.5; ποδῶν δ., = ὑπόδημα, Exag. 97. II. complication of a dramatic plot, opp. λύσις, Po. 1455b26. III. = δέσμη (prob. of a belt-purse), UPZ 121.9 (cf. δεσμός II). IV. Botan.,joint, Sch. 2p.743D.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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