ἐγκύκλιος

egkyklios

circular, round

Appears 15 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 6
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Book I 1
Chapter 9 277b27–279b3

279a30
Book II 5
Chapter 3 286a3–286b9

286a11
286b6

Chapter 8 289b1–290b11

290a2

Chapter 12 291b24–293a14

293a11

Chapter 14 296a24–298a20

296a35
Meteorology 4
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Book I 4
Chapter 1 338a20–339a10

339a4

Chapter 2 339a11–32

339a12

Chapter 4 341b1–342a33

341b14

Chapter 7 344a5–345a10

344a9
Politics 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 7 1255b16–40

1255b25
Book II 2
Chapter 5 1262b37–1264b25

1263a21

Chapter 9 1269a29–1271b19

1269b35
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 1095b14–1096a10

1096a3
Oeconomica 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 1345b7–1346a31

1346a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐγκύκλιος, ον, also α, ον Orph. A. 981: (κύκλος):—A. circular, round, χοροί E. IT 429 (lyr.), Aeschin. 1.10; τὸ ἐ. σῶμα Arist. Cael. 286a11; ἐ. κίνησις, φορά, motion in a circle, ib.293a11, 296a35; δρόμημα θεῶν Corp.Herm. 3.3. Adv. -ίως in a circle, φέρεσθαι Arist. Mete. 339a12, cf. Euc. Phaen.p.2 M., Hero Aut. 11.8, Plu. 2.1004c; καθῆσθαι Asp. in EN 10.31. II. revolving in a cycle, recurrent: hence, at Athens, λῃτουργίαι ἐ. public services required regularly every year, opp. to those required at uncertain times, D. 20.21; ἐ. δίκαια rights common to all citizens, Id. 25.74. III. ordinary, everyday, ἐν τοῖς ἐ. καὶ τοῖς καθʼ ἡμέραν γιγνομένοις Isoc. 3.22, cf. 8.87, Arist. Pol. 1269b35; ἐ. διακονίαι everyday duties, ib. 1263a21; τὰ ἐ. καὶ πολιτικά Epicur. Sent.Vat. 58; ἡ ἐ. διοίκησις IG 12 (5).653.56 (Syros, i B.C.); ἐ. ἀναλώματα ib.1.329; ἐ. [τέλη] taxes farmed out annually, ib.11(2).161 A 36, 203 A 29 (Delos, iii B. C.); ταμίαι τῶν ἐ. SIG 577.11 (Milet., iii/ii B. C.). b. μεγάλοις ἐ. συμπτώμασιν (sc. πάθος) commonly liable to, Phld. Ir.p.29 W. 2. Arist., τὰ ἐ. φιλοσοφήματα or τὰ ἐ., = τὰ ἐξωτερικά, Cael. 279a30; ἐν τοῖς ἐ. εἴρηται EN 1096a3. 3. ἐ. παιδεία general education, prior to professional studies, D.H. Comp. 25, Plu. 2.1135d; οἱ περὶ τὰ ἐ. παιδευταί Id. Alex. 7; τὰ ἐ. παιδεύματα Id. 2.7c, cf. Vitr. 6 Praef. 4, Quint. Inst. 1.10.1, Ath. 4.184b, Luc. Am. 45; also ἐ. ἀγωγή instruction in general knowledge, Str. 1.1.22; ἐ. τέχνη Olymp.Alch.p.91 B. IV. ἐγκύκλιον, τό, tax on sales, PLond. 3.1200 (ii B.C.), PAmh. 2.53 (ii B. C.), etc.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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