ἐμπόδιος

empodios

at oneʼs feet

Appears 16 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 6
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Book III 1
Chapter 11 1118b8–1119a20

1119a17
Book VII 2
Chapter 11 1152b1–24

1152b16

Chapter 13 1153b1–1154a7

1153b23
Book IX 1
Chapter 10 1170b20–1171a20

1170b27
Book X 2
Chapter 5 1175a21–1176a29

1175b2

Chapter 8 1178a9–1179a32

1178b4
Politics 3
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Book V 1
Chapter 10 1310a39–1313a14

1311a18
Book VII 1
Chapter 2 1324a5–1325a15

1324a38
Book VIII 1
Chapter 4 1338b9–1339a10

1338b42
Progression of Animals 2
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Chapter 12 711a8–711b32

711b28
Chapter 16 713a26–713b20

713b8
Parts of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 662b23–664a11

663b5
Book IV 1
Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

697b13
On the Heavens 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 271b1–273a6

272b7
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

399b12
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 32 618b18–619b12

619b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμπόδιος, ον, A. at oneʼs feet, Pl. Tht. 201a; coming in the way, meeting, Eleg. ap. Plu. Rom. 21. 2. commonly, in the way, presenting an obstacle, impeding, c. dat. pers. et rei, ἡ Βαβυλών οἱ ἦν ἐ. Hdt. 1.153, cf. 2.158, 5.90; ἐ. κώλυμα E. Ion 862 (lyr.); εἰ τοῦτʼ ἐ. σοι Ar. Lys. 531, etc.; ἐ. ταῖς ἐνεργείαις Arist. EN 1175b2; ἐ. τινὶ πρός τι Id. Mu. 399b12. 3. c. gen. rei, εἰρήνης Th. 1.139; ἐ. γίγνεσθαι τοῦ μὴ ἀσκεῖν Pl. Lg. 832b: c. inf., μὴ . . ἐ. γένηται θέσθαι τι Th. 1.31. 4. ὅπῃ ταύτῃ ἀρετὴ ἀσκεῖται πάντῃ ἐ. Pl. R. 407c. 5. ἐ. πρός τι Arist. EN 1170b27, Pol. 1311a18, Plb. 4.81.4, Hierocl. in CA 11p.441M.

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