ἐπαυξάνω

epauxano

increase, enlarge

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book VI 2
Chapter 2 559a15–561a3

560a18

Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

573b12
Book VII 1
Chapter 4 583b29–585a28

584b5
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 6 774b5–775b24

775a3
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 662b23–664a11

664a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπαυξάνω (Pl. Ti. 19a (Pass.), D. 3.33, etc.) or ἐπ-αύξω (X. Oec. 7.43 (Pass.), OGI 90.38 (Rosetta, ii B. C.)): fut. -αυξήσω:—A. increase, enlarge, Emp. 17.32; τὴν πατρίδα νικήσαντας ἐπαυξῆσαι Th. 7.70, cf. 2.36, D. l. c.; τὰμ βασιλείαν SIG 629.5 (Delph., ii B. C.); τὸν ἔρανον IG 12 (1).155 iii 84 (Rhodes); τὴν φιλαγαθίαν ib. 12(7).232.6 (Amorgos):— Pass., grow, increase, X.l.c., Pl.l.c., etc. II. intr., grow, increase, Aristaenet. 1.16.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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