ἐνοικέω

enoikeo

dwell in

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 5
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Chapter 19 831b25–31

831b27
Chapter 84 836b30–837a6

837a3
Chapter 88 837a30–837b7

837b7
Chapter 94 837b32–838a4

838a1
Chapter 107 840a15–26

840a25
Politics 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter 4 1325b33–1326b25

1326a11

Chapter 11 1330a34–1331a18

1330b8
On Generation and Corruption 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 315a26–317a31

316a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐνοικέω, A. dwell in, c. dat. loci, Θήβαις E. HF 1282, etc.; χώρα καλὴ ὥστε ἐ. X. An. 5.6.25; κατὰ στέγην E. Alc. 1051; ἐνταῦθα Ar. Nu. 95: abs., οὔ τι γὰρ κεκτήμεθʼ . . αὐτό (sc. τὸ σῶμα) , πλὴν ἐνοικῆσαι βίον . . we possess it not, save to dwell in during life, E. Supp. 535, cf. Leg.Gort. 4.34, IG 12(5).568,1100 (Ceos, V B.C.); [Θυρέαν] ἔδοσαν ἐνοικεῖν dwell in, Th. 4.56, cf. Hdt. 2.178. 2. to be present at, συνελεύσει PMasp. 3.10 (vi A. D.). 3. metaph., dwell upon, ‘be at home in’, ἐν τοῖς φυσικοῖς Arist. GC 316a6; τοῖς συγγράμμασιν Clearch. 45. II. c. acc., inhabit, Th. 1.18, S. OC 1533, etc.: abs., οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες the inhabitants, Hdt. 2.66, cf. 1.4, Th. 1.91, Arist. Pol. 1330b8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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