ἐπιθέω

epitheo

run upon, at

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 418a26–419b3

419a29
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 1223b37–1225a33

1224a8
History of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

551b22
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 15 474b25–475b14

475a17
Mechanica 1
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Chapter 19 853b14–24

853b14
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 6 810a14–814b9

813b31

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιθέω, A. run upon, at or after, Hdt. 9.107, X. Cyn. 6.10: abs., App. Hisp. 90; ἐ. πρὸς τὴν μάχην Hdn. 6.7.8. 2. metaph., ἡ ἐπιθέουσα εἰς ἀνθρώπους ἀπάτη Plot. 2.9.6; to be diffused over, πᾶσι τοῖς ἀληθέσι Id. 5.3.17, al. II. run upon the surface of water, Arist. HA 551b22.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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