ἐγκαλύπτω
egkalypto
veil, wrap up
Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐγκαλύπτω, A. veil, wrap up, Ra. 911:—Pass., to be veiled or enwrapped, Pl. 714, Phdr. 243b; to be wrapped up (as for sleep), An. 4.5.19, Prt. 315d; ἐγκεκαλυμμένος λόγος, a noted fallacy, Stoic. 2.8,90, etc. II. Med., hide oneself, hide oneʼs face, Pl. 707, etc.; ἐγκαλυπτόμενος καθεύδειν 1.17; of persons at the point of death, Cyr. 8.7.26, Phd. 118a, etc.: metaph., conceal oneʼs feelings, c. part., νεμεσῶν ἐνεκαλύπτετο BC 2.69. 2. as a mark of shame, Phd. 117c, Ep. 3.42, 2.107: c.acc. pers., feel shame before a person, θεοὺς ἐγκαλυπτόμενος ὧν ἔμελλε δράσειν BC 1.16: c. inf., to be ashamed to . . , PM asp.295.12 (v A.D.). 3. -καλυπτόμενος σφυγμός, term invented by , 8.662.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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