διέξοδος

diexodos

outlet, passage

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 2
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Book Κ 2
Chapter 10 1066a35–1067a37

1066a36
1066a37
Physics 2
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Book III 2
Chapter 4 202b30–204a7

204a5
204a6
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

399a3
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 9 684b6–685b28

684b26
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 2 806a19–807a30

806a35
Topics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 102b27–103a5

103a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

διέξοδος, ἡ, A. outlet, passage, Hp. Aph. 7.51, Arist. PA 684b26, etc.; ἀποκεκληϊμένου τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς δ. Hdt. 3.117, cf. 4.140; διέξοδοι ὁδῶν passage-ways, Id. 1.199; ἀνέμων διέξοδοι (through the body), S. Fr. 477; ὅταν πλεύμων μὴ καθαρὰς παρέχῃ τὰς δ. Pl. Ti. 84d, cf. 91c; way out from, Th. 3.98; αἱ δ. τῶν ὁδῶν Ev.Matt. 22.9; of the main roads out of a town, Aristeas 105; δ. ὑδάτων, of a spring, LXX 4 Ki. 2.21; of tears, ib.Ps. 118(119).136. 2. pathway, orbit, of the sun, Hdt. 2.24; τρεῖς ἡλίου διέξοδοι three days, E. Andr. 1086; of planets, Arist. Mu. 399a3: metaph., πολλὰς φροντίδων δ. Henioch. 4.5; δ. τῶν βουλευμάτων the paths of his counsels, Hdt. 3.156; δ. τῆς φύσεως, τῆς οὐσίας, Ocell. 1.5, 12; [ὁ νοῦς] ἔχων τὴν αὐτὴν διὰ τῶν οὐκ αὐτῶν δ. Plot. 6.7.13. 3. issue, event, δ. λαβεῖν Plb. 2.1.3, etc. 4. means of escape, πάσας δ. διεξελθών Pl. R. 405c; δ. πραγμάτων way out of difficulties, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.66. 5. Medic., evacuation, Hp. Prog. 11, Gal. 17(1).132 (pl.). II. detailed narrative or description, ἡ τοῦ λόγου δ. the course of the narrative or argument, Pl. Criti. 109a, cf. Prt. 361d, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.250, Ph. 1.407; exposition, Phld. Sign. 38, Mus. p.110 K., al.; ἡ διὰ στοιχείου δ. description by resolving into elements, Pl. Tht. 207c; κατὰ διέξοδον in detail, Aristid. Rh. 1p.505S.; δ. καὶ ἔπαινοι narratives, tales, Pl. Prt. 326a, etc. III. military evolution, δ. τακτικαί Id. Lg. 813e, cf. D.C. 74.5. 2. excursion, Pl. Phdr. 247a. 3. repeated experiment, Gal. 10.169.

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