ἐπίτασις

epitasis

stretching

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 7
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Book II 7
Chapter 6 288a13–289a10

288a17
288a19
288a27
288b21
288b21
289a2
289a2
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 2
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Chapter 23 478b22–479a28

479a14
479a18
History of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

536a18

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίτασις, εως, ἡ, (ἐπιτείνω) A. stretching, [νεύρων] Hp. Art. 8 (pl.) ; δέρματος Thphr. Fr. 172.2 ; ἐ. καὶ ἄνεσις τῶν χορδῶν tightening and slackening, Pl. R. 349e, cf. Plu. 2.99c. 2. discharge, fire of artillery, Ph. Bel. 79.26(pl.); ἐ. τῶν καταπελτῶν App. Pun. 93(pl.). 3. increase in intensity or force, opp. ἄνεσις, Arist. Cael. 288a19,al. ; ἐπιτάσιες πυρετῶν, opp. ἀνέσιες, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 54; χειμῶνος Thphr. Sign. 43 ; ὄμβρων Plb. 4.39.9(pl.) ; πόνων Thphr. Sud. 11, cf. Plu. 2.732c sq. ; ἐ. εἴς τι λαμβάνειν Porph. Sent. 32 ; of style, intensity, opp. ἄνεσις, Phld. Rh. 1.198S., D.H. Isoc. 13 ; exaggeration, Longin. 38.6 ; emphasis, Hdn. Fig.p.91S. ; in Gramm., ἐπιρρήματα ἐπιτάσεως, e.g. λίαν, σφόδρα, D.T. 642.13, cf. A.D. Conj. 223.4. 4. presence of pitch accent, opp. ἄνεσις, Phld. Po. 2.18, Po.IVa.4 (p.274H.). 5. vehemence, asperity, opp. ἠπιότης, Id. Hom.p.33 O. ; διαβολῆς Id. Vit.p.42 J. 6. = ἐπέκτασις (quod fort. leg.), Theol.Ar. 55.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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