ἐπιτελέω

epiteleo

complete, finish, accomplish

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

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Physics 3
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Book VI 2
Chapter 5 235b6–236b18

236a8
236a11
Book VII 1
Chapter 3 245b3–248a9

245b9
On Divination in Sleep 1
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Chapter 2 463b12–464b18

463b30
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 758a26–759a7

758b26
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 3 380a11–381b22

381a28
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 11 161a16–162a34

161a20

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιτελέω, fut. -τελῶ SIG 229.17 (Erythrae, iv B.C.), Dor.3pl. fut. -τελεσσεῦντι Annuario 4/5.225.27 (Rhodes, ii B.C.), 3pl. pf. -τετελέκαντι SIG 1158.3 (Delph., iii B.C.):—Α. complete, finish, accomplish, ἐ. τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα Hdt. 1.115, cf. 51,90 ; τὰς ἐντολάς ib.157 ; τὸν προκείμενον ἄεθλον ib. 126 ; ἀποδείξιας Archyt. 4 ; ἐ. ἔργῳ ἃ ἂν γνῶσιν Th. 1.70 ; ταῦτα τοῖς ἔργοις ἐ. Isoc. 2.38 ; πόλεμον Plb. 1.65.2 ; esp. of the fulfilment of oracles, visions, etc., Hdt. 1.13 (Pass.), al. ; εὐχήν ib.86 ; ἃ ὑπέσχετο Th. 1.138:—Med., τὴν κρίσιν ἐπιτελέσασθαι get it completed, Pl. Phlb. 27c ; καλὴν καὶ σεμνὴν πρᾶξιν -τετελεσμένος Plb. 15.22.1:—Pass., ὅπως ἂν ἡ εἰρήνη ἐπιτελεσθῇ that it may be brought to pass, Decr. ap. D. 18.29 ; of movements, Hero Aut. 19.5 ; [παθήματα] τῇ ἀδελφότητι ἐ. IEp.Pet. 5.9. 2. bring to perfection, τὴν γένεσιν Arist. GA 741b5, cf. HA 539a33:—Pass., Id. GA 758b26. 3. Pass. in Logic, of a syllogism, to be made perfect, by reduction to the first figure, Id. APr. 28a5,41b4. II. discharge a religious duty, θυσίας Hdt. 2.63, Thphr. ap.Porph. Abst. 2.16, Inscr.Prien. 108.27 (ii B.C.) ; τὰ νομιζόμενα τοῖς θεοῖς PAmh. 2.35.50 (ii B.C.) ; νηστείας καὶ ὁρτάς Hdt. 4.186 ; λατρείας Ep.Hebr. 9.6(so in Med., εὐωχίαν ἐπετελέσατο Inscr.Prien. 113.61 (i B.C.)) : abs., sacrifice, τινί Ael. VH 12.61. 2. celebrate, τὴν τοῦ Κυνὸς ἐ. ἐπιτολήν Olymp. in Mete. 113.14. III. pay in full, ἀποφορήν Hdt. 2.109 ; πεντακόσια τάλαντα βασιλέϊ τὸν ἐπέτειον φόρον Id. 5.49, cf. 82, 84 ; ἐπιμήνια Id. 8.41 : metaph. in Med., ἐπιτελεῖσθαι τὰ τοῦ γήρως to have to pay, be subject to, the burdens of old age, X. Mem. 4.8.8 ; ἐ. θάνατον have to pay the debt of death, Id. Ap. 33:—Pass., ἡ δίκη.. τοῦ φόνου.. ἐκ Μαρδονίου ἐπετελέετο was paid in full by.., Hdt. 9.64. IV. impose upon, ἀσεβείας δίκην τινί Pl. Lg. 910d.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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