δίεσις

diesis

sending through, discharge

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 6
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Book Δ 1
Chapter 6 1015b16–1017a6

1016b22
Book Ι 4
Chapter 1 1052a15–1053b8

1053a12
1053a15

Chapter 2 1053b9–1054a19

1053b35
1054a1
Book Ν 1
Chapter 1 1087a29–1088b13

1087b35
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 23 84b3–85a12

84b39
Generation of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 15 720b15–721a1

720b33
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 6 445b3–448a27

446a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

δίεσις, εως, ἡ, (διΐημι) A. sending through, discharge, of a liquid, f. l. for δέξις, Hp. Superf. 29; putting through, τῆς πλεκτάνης διὰ τοῦ αὐλοῦ Arist. GA 720b33; letting through, opp. σύλληψις, Plu. Art. 3. 2. release, discharge, Sammelb. 4638.21 (ii B. C.). 3. dismissal of a wife, divorce, PMasp. 153.17 (vi A. D.), etc. II. moistening, wetting, Hp. Ulc. 14, Dsc. 1.26. III. in Music, the smallest interval in the scale, [ἡ ἀρχὴ] ἐν μέλει δ. Arist. APo. 84b39, cf. Metaph. 1053a12, D.H. Comp. 11, etc.; semi-tone in the diatonic scale, Philol. 6, Arist. Pr. 917b36; in enharmonic, quarter-tone, Aristox. Harm.p.21 M., etc., cf. Theo Sm.p.55 H.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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