ἔντευξις

enteuxis

lighting upon, meeting with

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Topics 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 2 101a25–101b4

101a27
101a30
Metaphysics 1
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Book Γ 1
Chapter 5 1009a6–1011a2

1009a17
Rhetoric 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 1354a1–1355b24

1355a29

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔντευξις, εως, ἡ, (ἐντυγχάνω) A. lighting upon, meeting with, c. dat., αἱ τοῖς λῃσταῖς ἐντεύξεις Pl. Plt. 298d. 2. converse, intercourse, πρὸς τοὺς πολλούς Arist. Rh. 1355a29: c. gen., Vit.Philonid.p.7C.; ἐντεύξεις ποιεῖσθαί τισι hold converse with . ., Isoc. 1.20; [ἡ πραγματεία] χρήσιμος πρὸς τὰς ἐ. Arist. Top. 101a27, cf. Metaph. 1009a17, etc.; τὴν ἡλικίαν τῇ ἐντεύξει γνωρίζομεν Sor. 2.8. b. manners, behaviour, Aeschin. 2.47, Thphr. Char. 5.1, 20.1. c. esp. sexual intercourse, Epicur. Sent.Vat. 51, Fr. 61. 3. ἐντεύξεις ὀχλικαί speeches to the mob, D.H. Th. 50. 4. petition, PSI 4.383.6 (iii B. C.), PFlor. 55.18 (i A. D.), Plu. TG 11, etc.; intercession for a person, D.S. 16.55, Nic. Dam. Fr. 130.7 J., 1 Ep.Ti. 2.1(pl.). 5. reading, study, ἡ ἔ. τῆς πραγματείας Plb. 1.1.4, etc.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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