ἐπίθεσις

epithesis

setting on its base

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 5
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Book V 5
Chapter 7 1306b22–1307b25

1306b35

Chapter 10 1310a39–1313a14

1311a31
1311b7
1311b30
1312a20
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 5 469b21–470a18

470a11
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 2 1404b1–1405b34

1405b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίθεσις, εως, ἡ, A. setting on its base, τοῦ ἀνδριάντος CIG 3124 (Teos). 2. laying or putting on, opp. ἀφαίρεσις, Arist. Juv. 470a11; τῶν χειρῶν Act.Ap. 8.18, etc.; application, περιχρίστων Plu. 2.102a, cf. Luc. DDeor. 13.1 (prob.). 3. application of epithets, τὰς ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι Arist. Rh. 1405b22. 4. imposition of increased burdens, Cat.Cod.Astr. 7.134. II. (from Med.) setting upon, attack, Antipho 2.2.13; ἐ. γίγνεταί τινι X. An. 4.4.22; ἡ Περσῶν ἐ. τοῖς Ἕλλησι Pl. Lg. 698b; τῶν ἐ. αἱ μὲν ἐπὶ τὸ σῶμα γίγνονται τῶν ἀρχόντων attempts, Arist. Pol. 1311a31; ἐ. συστῆσαι ἐπί τινα ib.1306b35; ποιεῖσθαι ib.1312a20; λῃστῶν PPetr. 3p.60 (iii B.C., prob.); κατά τινος D.H. 5.7; ἡ διὰ τοῦ πυρὸς ἐ. τοῖς ἔργοις Plb. 1.45.2; of disease, aggravated attack, Sor. 2.49 (pl.). 2. c. gen., attempt to gain, τῆς τυραννίδος D.S. 13.92, etc. 3. small urn placed on a σορός, IGRom. 4.1284 (Thyatira). 4. imposture, deception, Aq. Pr. 11.1, al. 5. Pythag. name for two, Hsch.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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