ἐναλλάξ

enallax

crosswise

Appears 18 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Prior Analytics 3
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Book I 2
Chapter 15 33b25–35b22

35b16

Chapter 25 41b36–42b26

42b11
Book II 1
Chapter 20 66b4–17

66b6
On the Heavens 3
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Book I 2
Chapter 10 279b4–280a34

279b14
280a11
Book II 1
Chapter 6 288a13–289a10

289a5
Posterior Analytics 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 74a4–74b4

74a18
Book II 1
Chapter 17 99a1–99b8

99a8
History of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 514a23–515a26

515a11
Book IX 1
Chapter 10 614b18–30

614b25
Progression of Animals 2
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Chapter 8 708a9–708b19

708b17
Chapter 13 712a1–22

712a13
Sophistical Refutations 2
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Chapter 14 173b17–174a16

173b37
Chapter 15 174a17–174b40

174a23
De Anima 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 7 431a1–431b19

431a27
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 3 1131a10–1131b24

1131b6
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 661a34–662b22

661b21
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17

156a24

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐναλλάξ, Adv. A. crosswise, οὐδʼ ἴσχειν τὼ πόδʼ ἐ. Ar. Nu. 983, cf. Hp. Mul. 2.144,IG 22.463.80. 2. Math., alternando, Arist. EN 1131b6, APo. 74a18,99a8; permutando, Euc. 5Def. 12. 3. alternately, Pi. N. 10.55, Pl. Criti. 113d, 119d; [γέρανοι] καθεύδουσιν ἐπὶ ἑνὸς ποδὸς ἐ. Arist. HA 614b25; ἐ. ἐναντίως alternately contrariwise, Id. IA 712a13; of the teeth of carnivorous animals, ἐ. ἐμπίπτουσιν Id. PA 661b21; πρήσσειν ἐ. to have alternations of fortune, Hdt. 3.40: c.dat., ἤν τε μὴ ἐ. αἱ εὐτυχίαι τοι τῇσι πάθῃσι προσπίπτωσι alternately with misfortunes, ibid.; ἐ. ἀλλήλοις Aen. Tact.26.1: c.gen., D.S. 5.7. 4. in inverted order, upside down, Lib. Descr. 13.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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