ἐκεῖσε

ekeise

thither, to that place

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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Physics 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 202a13–202b29

202b18
Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 250b11–252b6

251a4
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 4 1166a1–1166b29

1166b21
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 353a32–354a34

354a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκεῖσε, poet. κεῖσε (the only form in Hom., used by Trag. where the metre requires), Adv. A. thither, to that place, opp. ἐκεῖθεν or ἐνθένδε, Hdt. 2.29, A. Pers. 717, etc. ; ἐκεῖσε κἀκεῖσε hither and thither, E. Andr. 1131, Hel. 533 ; δεῦρο καὶ αὖθις ἐ. ib. 1141 (lyr.) ; κἀκεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο Id. Ph. 266 ; τῇδε ἐ. Id. Tr. 333 (anap.) ; τὸ κεῖσε δεῦρό τε S. Tr. 929 ; τὸ τῇδε καὶ τὸ κεῖσε καὶ τὸ δεῦρο Ar. Av. 425. 2. to the other world, E. Alc. 363 ; ἐνθένδε ἐ. from this world to the other, Pl. Phd. 117c. 3. c. gen., ἄνειμι δʼ ἐ. τοῦ λόγου Hdt. 7.239, cf. Pl. Lg. 864c. II. = ἐκεῖ, Hp. Vict. 2.38, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.244, Plb. 5.51.3, LXX Jb. 39.29, J. AJ 3.2.1, Sch. Pi. O. 9.108 ; τοὺς ἐ. ὄντας Act.Ap. 22.5.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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