ἐπικαίω

epikaio

light up

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book IX 3
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627a14

Chapter 45 630a18–630b17

630b10
630b13
Meteorology 3
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Book III 3
Chapter 1 370b3–371b17

371a19
371a21
371b14
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 1 830a5–25

830a20
830a22

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικαίω, A. light up or kindle on a place, πῦρ h.Ap. 491; burn on an altar, ὅς μοι πολλὰ βοῶν ἐπὶ μηρίʼ ἔκηεν Il. 22.170, cf. Od. 3.9, 17.241. II. burn on the surface, scorch, Hp. Aër. 17 (Pass.); οἱ τὰ σώματα ὑπὸ τῶν ἡλίων ἐπικεκαυμένοι Pl. Ep. 340d; τῷ χρώματι παρὰ φύσιν -κεκαυμένος Plb. 38.8.7, cf. Apollon. Mir. 23; ἀέρα -όμενον Antipho Soph. 26; of lightning, Arist. Mete. 371b14; of hot iron, Id. HA 631b26; of cold, Hp. Aër. 20, Thphr. CP 2.1.6 (v.l.); of a caustic drug, Dsc. 3.35. 2. burn on the top, of stumps, Plu. 2.529b; of pruning trees by burning, Thphr. HP 6.6.6; cauterize, τὰ χείλη τῶν τραυμάτων Aët. 13.4, cf. Philum. Ven. 3.5, al. 3. brand, ἵππον PCair.Zen. 93.4(iii B.C.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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