ἐπάλλαξις

epallaxis

interweaving

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by Bekker number — each links into the reader.

Generation of Animals 2
Open Generation of Animals ›
Book I 1
Chapter 14 720b2–14

720b10
Book II 1
Chapter 1 731b18–735a28

732b15
On Dreams 1
Open On Dreams ›
Chapter 2 459a23–460b27

460b20
Metaphysics 1
Open Metaphysics ›
Book Γ 1
Chapter 6 1011a3–1011b22

1011a33
Meteorology 1
Open Meteorology ›
Book IV 1
Chapter 9 385b6–388a9

387a12

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπάλλαξις, εως, ἡ, A. interweaving or dovetailing, Antipho Soph. 20 (pl.); αἱ ἐ. τοῦ χάρακος Plb. 18.18.11; ἡ ἐ. τῶν δακτύλων crossing of two fingers so as to feel double, Arist. Metaph. 1011a33, Insomn. 460b20, Pr. 958b14; linking together, Id. Mete. 387a12. 2. overlapping of species, Id. GA 732b15; confusion of different things, Str. 12.8.2. b. alternation, Pl. Sph. 240c. 3. change, θέσεως Hierocl. in CA 1p.419M.; διαιτημάτων Gal. 6.59 (pl.); varieties of abnormal constitutions, ib.385 (pl.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

Index Aristotelicus. Hermann Bonitz's sense-by-sense analysis of ἐπάλλαξις — with the passages he singles out as decisive for each meaning — will appear here. That curated, interpretive selection is the layer LSJ and a raw concordance don't provide. Digitisation in progress; this entry is not yet available.

‹ All lexicon entries