ἐναρμόζω

enarmozo

fit

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book V 1
Chapter 6 541b1–18

541b14
Book IX 1
Chapter 9 614a34–614b17

614b16
Mechanica 2
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Chapter 24 855a28–856a38

855b18
856a20
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 413a11–414a28

414a23
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 662b23–664a11

663b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐναρμόζω and ἐναρμόττω, Dor. aor. inf. -μόξαι Pi. O. 3.5, IG 4.952.68 (Epid.):—Α. fit or fixin, ἔγχος σφονδύλοις E. Ph. 1413; πλευροῖς βέλη Id. HF 179, cf. Ar. Lys. 413; ξύλα ἀλλήλοις Thphr. HP 5.3.5; πήχεις Luc. DDeor. 7.4:—Pass., SIG 694.37 (Elaea, ii B. C.). b. Math., insert a mean term, Nicom. Ar. 2.27:—Pass., Geom., to be inserted, Archim. Fluit. 2.10. 2. metaph., fit, adapt, Δωρίῳ φωνὰν ἐ. πεδίλῳ Pi. l.c., cf. I. 1.16; τι εἴς τι Pl. Lg. 819c, D.H. Isoc. 3; ἐ. αὑτόν make himself popular, Plu. Alex. 52:—Pass., to be fitted, adapted, Plot. 6.7.34:— Med., τὴν Δωριστὶ (sc. ἁρμονίαν ( ἐναρμόττεσθαι . . τὴν λύραν tune it to the Dorian mode, v.l. in Ar. Eq. 989 (lyr.). II. intr., fit into, ἐς τὸ κοῖλον τῆς ἀγκύλης Hp. Art. 6; εἰς [γωνίαν] Archim. Aren. 10, al.: metaph., suit, be convenient, εἰς τὴν πρόληψιν Epicur. Sent. 37; ἔν τινι Ar. Ra. 1202; τινί Pl. Lg. 894c: abs., τὸ ἐναρμόττον μέγεθος Epicur. Ep. 1p.12U. 2. c. dat. pers., please, Plu. Them. 5.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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