ἐπικοινωνέω

epikoinoneo

communicate with

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Oeconomica 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 1 1345b7–1346a31

1345b16
1346a14
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 77a5–35

77a26
Topics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 2 121b24–123a19

123a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικοινωνέω, A. communicate with, τῷ ἔξω χωρίῳ Hp. Prog. 7; ἀλλήλοις Pl. Sph. 251d; of troops in order of battle, to be in touch with, τοῖς ἄκροις Ascl. Tact. 1.3; ἐ. πᾶσαι αἱ ἐπιστῆμαι ἀλλήλαις κατὰ τὰ κοινά Arist. APo. 77a26; τίνι οὐκ ἐ. [τὸ μάθημα] τῶν ἐπικαιροτάτων ἐν ἰητρικῇ; Hp. Fract. 31, cf. Pl. Grg. 464c: c. dat. pers., D. 29.36. 2. share in a thing with one, τῶν γραμμάτων τί ἐπικοινωνεῖ; what letters has it in common? Pl. Cra. 394c; νόμος οὐδὲν ἐπικοινωνῶν τῷ περὶ τῶν στεφανουμένων νόμῳ having nothing in common with . . , Aeschin. 3.44: generally, share in, c.gen., Ph. 1.561. 3. to be in partnership with, c. dat., POxy. 1280.6 (iv A.D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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