ἐπακτικός

epaktikos

leading on

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Topics 4
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Book I 2
Chapter 18 108a18–108b33

108b7
108b9
Book VIII 2
Chapter 14 163a29–164b19

164a12
164a15
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 12 77a36–78a21

77b35
Metaphysics 1
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Book Μ 1
Chapter 4 1078b7–1079b11

1078b28
Physics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 3 210a14–210b31

210b8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπακτικός, ή, όν, A. leading on: 1. in Logic, inductive, πρότασις, λόγοι, Arist. APo. 77b35, Top. 108b7, Metaph. 1078b28, Phld. Rh. 1.11S. Adv. -κῶς, σκοπεῖν Arist. Ph. 210b8. 2. conducive, εἰς εὔνοιαν Hld. 4.3; stimulating, πρὸς πότον Ath. 2.52d (Sup.). 3. attractive, ἐν τῇ ὀσμῇ Dsc. 1.26; διὰ τὴν ἡδονήν Id. 4.83; ἀκρόασις Vett.Val. 260.26; of persons, Id. 250.22.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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