ἐπέτειος

epeteios

annual

Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Length and Shortness of Life 7
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Chapter 1 464b19–465a12

464b25
Chapter 4 466a1–16

466a2
466a3
466a6
466a7
Chapter 6 467a6–467b9

467b1
467b2
Generation of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

723b11
Book III 1
Chapter 1 749a10–752a8

750a24
History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

623b10
626b4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπέτειος, ον, Dor. gen. pl. ἐπετειᾶν A. Ag. 1015 (lyr.): Ion. ἐπέτεος GDI iv p.876, v.l. in Hdt. 3.89:—Α. annual, θυσίαι Id. 6.105; ὁ ἐ. καρπός Id. 8.108; ὁ ἐ. φόρος the yearly revenue, Id. 5.49; πρόσοδος Id. 3.89; βύβλον τὴν ἐ. γινομένην Id. 2.92; τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἐ. the water drawn up by the sun every year, ib.25; γενήματα PTeb. 27.33 (ii B.C.); ἐπέτεια, τά, yearly additions to treasure, IG 12.242,244; ἐ. ἐπικαρπία Pl. Lg. 955d; ἐ. ἀ.λοκες A. Ag. l.c.; ἐ. νοσήματα recurring annually, Pl. R. 405c: metaph., ἐπέτειοι τὴν φύσιν changeful as the seasons, or like birds of passage, Ar. Eq. 518. 2. lasting for a year, ἐ. τὰ πολλὰ τῶν ἐντόμων Arist. Long. 466a2; τῶν φυτῶν τὰ μὲν ἐπέτειον ἔχει τὴν ζωήν ib.464b25, cf. Thphr. HP 1.1.2; ἐ. ψηφίσματα having force for a year, D. 23.92; τὰ κατὰ τὰς ἀρχάς Plb. 6.46.4. 3. this yearʼs, ῥόδα Dsc. 5.27; = ἐπὶ τοῦ νῦν ἔτους, Hsch.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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