ἐπικάθημαι

epikathemai

sit; to be seated, sit

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book V 2
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

552a7

Chapter 33 557b32–558a24

558a19
Book IX 3
Chapter 33 619b13–17

619b14

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

625a5
625a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικάθημαι, Ion. ἐπικάτημαι, A. sit upon, τινί Hdt. 6.72, Ar. Eq. 1093; press upon, be heavy upon, ἐπί τινι Id. Ra. 1046: also c.acc., ἐ. καμήλους App. Syr. 32; πόλις . . λόφον ἐπικαθημένη D.H. 1.14: abs., sit upon eggs, incubate, Arist. HA 558a19, 619b14; of bees, ἐ. ἐπὶ τοῖς κηρίοις ib.625a5. 2. ἐ. ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης (v.l. ἐπὶ τῇ τρ.) sit at his counter, of a bankerʼs clerk or money-changer, D. 49.17, cf. 33: abs., ὁ ἐπικαθήμενος Id. 36.7. 3. of rain, cling to a flower, Thphr. CP 3.24.4. II. sit down against a place, besiege it, abs., Th. 7.27: c.dat., App. Mith. 78. III. ἐπικαθήμενοι, οἱ, settlers, residents, PTeb. 391.11 (i A.D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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