διϊκνέομαι

diikneomai

go through, penetrate

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 11 1101a22–1101b9

1101b1

Chapter 13 1102a5–1103a10

1102b9
Generation of Animals 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

747a8
747a20
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 11 422b17–424a16

423a5
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

397b33
Meteorology 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

374b15

Dictionary (LSJ)

διϊκνέομαι, fut. -ίξομαι: aor. -ικόμην:—A. go through, penetrate, ποτὶ τὰν ψυχάν διʼ ὤτων Ti.Locr. 101a; ἐφʼ ὅσον -εῖται τὸ ὕδωρ Thphr. CP 3.20.4; διῖκτο ἡ δόξα μέχρι βασιλέως Plu. Dem. 20, cf. D.Chr. 12.35; reach, with missiles, Th. 7.79; βραδέως τοῦ παραγγέλματος διικνουμένου Plu. Nic. 27. 2. in speaking, go through, tell of, πάντα δ. Il. 9.61, 19.186, A.R. 2.411. 3. of Time, intervene, διετοῦς χρόνου διικνουμένου Longus 1.4.

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