ἐπακτός

epaktos

brought in

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Meteorology 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 5 382a22–382b27

382b11
382b12
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 749a10–752a8

750a9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπακτός, όν, or ή, όν (cf. III infr.), (ἐπάγω) A. brought in, ὕδατα Hp. Aër. 9; esp. brought in from abroad, imported, ἐ. σῖτος Th. 6.20; πάντων ἐπακτῶν δεῖσθαι Id. 7.28; acquired, τῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη μὲν . . σύντροφός ἐστι, ἀρετὴ δὲ ἐ. Hdt. 7.102; ὕδωρ εἴτʼ ἐ. εἴτε συμφυές Arist. Mete. 382b11, cf. GA 750a9; ἐ. πημονή E. Hipp. 318; κακόν Philem. 93.5; ἐ. παρʼ ἄλλων δίκαιον Pl. R. 405b; ὅρκος ἐ. an oath imposed by the other party, Lys. Fr. 251S., Isoc. 1.23; adventitious, ἐ. χρώμασι κοσμεῖσθαι Socr. Ep. 6.3, cf. Plot. 1.4.3. 2. of persons, ἐ. ποιμήν an alien lord, Pi. O. 10(11).89; ἐ. δικασταί dub. in IGΙΙ(4).1065b20 (Delos); ἱκέσιος ἐ. Notiz.Arch. 4p.98 (Cyrene); esp. of foreign allies or mercenaries, ἐ. στράτευμα, στρατός, A. Th. 583, S. Tr. 259; δόρυ Id. OC 1525; ἐπακτῷ δυνάμει with an alien, mercenary force, Isoc. 10.37, cf. Pl. R. 573b; also λαβὼν ἐπακτὸν ἄνδρα, i.e. an adulterer, S. Aj. 1296; ἐ. πατήρ a false father, E. Ion 592: metaph., ὄμβρος ἐ. ἐλθών rain coming as an invader, Pi. P. 6.10. II. like αὐθαίρετος, brought upon oneself, νόσος S. Tr. 491; γάμων ἐ. ἄταν E. Ph. 343 (lyr.). III. ἐπακταί (sc. ἡμέραι), αἱ, intercalary days, Isid. Etym. 6.17.29, Zonar. IV. ἐπακτόν, τό, charm, spell, GDI 3545 (Cnidus). V. ἐ. ὅρκος oath administered, PMon.6.8 (vi A.D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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