ἐπεικάζω
epeikazo
surmise, guess
Appears 19 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐπεικάζω, A. surmise, guess, ἦ καὶ δάμαρτα τήνδʼ ἐπεικάζων κυρῶ κείνου; am I right in surmising that she is his wife? El. 663; τάσδʼ ἐπεικάσας τύχω χοὰς φερούσας; Ch. 14, cf. 567; ὡς ἐπεικάσαι πάθη πάρεστι as one may read the riddle of their fates, ib.976; ὡς ἐπεικάσαι as far as one may guess, 9.32; ὅσʼ ἐπεικάσαι (Bothe for ὡς) OC 152 (lyr.); ὥς γʼ ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ Tr. 1220.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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