ἐκπέσσω

ekpesso

cook thoroughly; soften, ripen

Appears 15 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 7
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Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

797a1
Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

798a17
798a29
798b3
798b5
798b15
799a11
History of Animals 6
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Book V 2
Chapter 28 555b18–556a7

555b25
555b28
Book VI 2
Chapter 4 562b3–563a4

562b18

Chapter 7 563b14–564a6

564a3
Book VII 1
Chapter 11 587b19–588a2

587b23
Book IX 1
Chapter 5 611a15–611b31

611b15
Generation of Animals 2
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Book III 2
Chapter 2 752a9–754a20

752b31
753a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκπέσσω, Att. ἐκπέττω, A. cook thoroughly: hence, 1. of animals, digest or concoct food thoroughly, Hp. VM 22. 2. of plants, ripen, τὸν καρπόν Thphr. HP 2.2.4:—Pass., of nourishment, to be assimilated, Arist. Col. 799a11. 3. of eggs, hatch, Id. HA 562b18 (Pass.), al. 4. ripen, bring to a head, of an abscess, Dsc. Eup. 1.142.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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