εἰσπλέω

eispleo

sail into, enter

Appears 16 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 11
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Book VI 1
Chapter 17 570a25–571b2

571a19
Book VIII 8
Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a30
598b3
598b11
598b12
598b17
598b19
598b27
598b30
Book IX 2
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621b15
621b26
Meteorology 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 13 349a12–351a18

350a31

Chapter 14 351a19–353a28

353a3
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393a24
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 104 839a34–839b8

839b4
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

694b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἰσπλέω, fut. -πλεύσμαι, A. sail into, enter, ἐς τὰ στενά Th. 2.86, cf. 89, etc.: poet. c. acc., E. IT 1389: c. acc. et dat., ὑμέναιον δόμοις εἰσέπλευσας S. OT 423. 2. abs., sail in, ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ ἐσπλέοντι as one sails in, Hdt. 6.33; στόμα ναυσὶ ταῖς μεγίσταις ἱκανὸν εἰσπλεῖν Pl. Criti. 115d; εἰσπλέοντας ἐκπλέοντάς τε Pl.Com. 183; Μεγαρεῦσι μηδὲν ἐσπλεῖν Th. 3.51, cf. X. HG 2.4.29; of corn, to be imported, D. 20.31.

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