ἐμφύω

emphyo

implant

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 4
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Book V 2
Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

547b25

Chapter 32 557b1–31

557b3
Book VIII 1
Chapter 21 603a30–604a3

603b30
Book IX 1
Chapter 5 611a15–611b31

611b20
Generation of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 5 785a7–785b15

785a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμφύω, A. implant, θεὸς δέ μοι ἐν φρεσὶν οῐμας παντοίας ἐνέφυσεν planted them in my soul, Od. 22.348; ἐμφῦσαι ἔρωτά τινι X. Mem. 1.4.7; νόον τινί Eleg. ap. Ath. 7.337f, cf. Ph. 1.631,al. II. Pass., with pf. ἐμπέφῡκα and aor. 2 ἐνέφῡν: pf. subj. ἐμπεφύῃ Thgn. 396: 1. grow in or on, τινί, ὅθι τε τρίχες ἱππων κρανίῳ ἐμπεφύασι (Ep. for ἐμπεφύκασι) Il. 8.84; τὰ ἐμφυόμενα Hp. Aër. 5; ἐμφύεσθαι ἐν [νήσῳ] Hdt. 2.156: hence of qualities, φθόνος ἀρχῆθεν ἐμφύεται ἀνθρώπῳ is implanted in him, Id. 3.80; ᾧ (sc. μάντει) τἀληθὲς ἐμπέφυκεν S. OT 299; τὸ πιστὸν ἐμφῦναι φρενί Id. OC 1488; πάντʼ ἐμπέφυκε τῷ γήρᾳ κακά Id. Fr. 949; τὸ μῶρον γυναιξὶν ἐμπέφυκε E. Hipp. 967; οὐδεὶς χαρακτὴρ ἐμπέφυκε σώματι is set by nature on the body, Id. Med. 519; κακία τῇ πόλει ἐμφύεται X. Mem. 3.5.17, etc.: the pf. part. abs., innate, νόσημα πόλεως ἐ. Pl. Lg. 736a, cf. 863b. 2. to be rooted in, cling closely, ὣς ἔχετʼ ἐμπεφῠυῖα (Ep. part.) she hung on clinging, Il. 1.513; ἔν τʼ ἄρα οἱ φῦ χειρί clung fast to his hand, clasped his hand tight, as a warm greeting, 6.253, etc.; ἔφυν ἐν χερσί Od. 10.397; ἐν χείρεσσι φύοντο 24.410; so χεῖρες . . ἐμπεφυκυῖαι ἦσαν τοῖσι ἐπισπαστῆρσι stuck fast to the handles, Hdt. 6.91; ἐμφύντε τῷ φύσαντι S. OC 1113, cf.E. Ion 891 (anap.); ὀδὰξ ἐν χείλεσι φύντες biting the lips hard, in suppressed anger, Od. 1.381, 18.410, 20.268 (so ἐμφῦσαι ὀδόντας to fix the teeth in, Ael. NA 14.8); ἀμὺξ ἐμφῦναι Nic. Th. 131: c. gen., D.H. 11.31 (s.v.l.): abs., ἐμφύς Hdt. 3.109; ἐμφὺς ὡς βδέλλα Theoc. 2.56; ἐμπεφυκὼς πόνος fixed pain, Archig. ap. Gal. 8.110. 3. metaph., cling to, ταῖς ἐλπίσι καὶ ταῖς παρασκευαῖς Plu. 2.342c; τοῖς ἠθικοῖς καὶ πολιτικοῖς δόγμασι Id. Cat.Mi. 4; τοῖς πολεμίοις Id. Nic. 14; τὴν πόλιν ἀφέντας -φῦναι ταῖς ναυσίν Id. Them. 9.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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