ἐλευθερόω

eleutheroo

set free

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 94 837b32–838a4

838a2
Politics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 10 1310a39–1313a14

1310b37
Rhetoric 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 24 1400b34–1402a28

1401a11

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλευθερόω, A. set free, τὰς Ἀθήνας Hdt. 5.62; Ἰωνίην Id. 4.137; πατρίδα A. Pers. 403; πόλιν Id. Ch. 1046, D. 21.144; δούλους Th. 8.15, etc.; ἐ. τὸν ἔσπλουν set the entrance free, clear it, Id. 3.51; release a debtor, Hdt. 6.59; τό γʼ εἰς ἑαυτὸν πᾶν ἐλευθεροῖ στόμα he keeps his tongue altogether free, i.e. does not commit himself by speech, S. OT 706; free from blame, acquit, τινά X. HG 1.7.26:—Pass., to be set free, Hdt. 1.95,127, al.; τυράννων Id. 5.62; indulge in licence, Pl. R. 575a. 2. c.gen., set free, release from, φόνου E. Hipp. 1449; χρεῶν Pl. R. 566e; ἀρότρου βοῦν Hld. 5.23; also ἐλευθεροῦντες ἐκ δρασμῶν πόδα, i.e. ceasing to flee, E. HF 1010:—Pass., τῶνδε τῶν τόπων ἐ. Pl. Phd. 114b; ἀπὸ τῶν πλουσίων Id. R. 569a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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