εὐλαβέομαι

eulabeomai

to be discreet, cautious, beware

Appears 28 times across Aristotle's works.

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Politics 5
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Book II 2
Chapter 4 1262a25–1262b36

1262a25
1262b34
Book V 2
Chapter 4 1303b17–1304b18

1303b27

Chapter 11 1313a15–1315b10

1315a27
Book VI 1
Chapter 5 1319b30–1320b17

1319b39
Rhetoric 5
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Book I 1
Chapter 12 1372a4–1373a38

1372a28
Book III 4
Chapter 2 1404b1–1405b34

1405b33

Chapter 6 1407b26–1408a9

1407b31

Chapter 7 1408a10–1408b20

1408a17

Chapter 10 1410b6–1411b21

1411a28
Nicomachean Ethics 4
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Book IV 3
Chapter 6 1126b11–1127a12

1127a3

Chapter 7 1127a13–1127b32

1127b6
1127b6
Book IX 1
Chapter 11 1171a21–1171b28

1171b7
Topics 4
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Book II 2
Chapter 5 111b32–112a23

112a9
112a21
Book III 1
Chapter 3 118a27–118b39

118b11
Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17

156b5
History of Animals 3
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Book IV 1
Chapter 8 532b29–535a26

533b16
Book IX 2
Chapter 5 611a15–611b31

611b11

Chapter 39 622b27–623b4

623a27
Metaphysics 3
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Book Γ 2
Chapter 4 1005b35–1009a5

1008b16
1008b25
Book Ν 1
Chapter 4 1091a23–1092a8

1091a36
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 13 96a20–97b39

97b36
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 403b20–405b30

403b24
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 109 840b1–17

840b10
Poetics 1
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Chapter 13 1452b28–1453a39

1452b28

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐλαβέομαι, impf. ηὐλαβούμην v.l. in E. Or. 748 (troch.), 1059, εὐλ-Aeschin. 1.25: fut. -ήσομαι Pl. R. 410a, Arist. EN 1127b6; also-ηθήσομαι LXX De. 2.4,al., D.L. 7.116, Gal. 5.249: aor. ηὐλαβήθην (or εὐλ-) Pl. Phd. 89c:—A. to be discreet, cautious, beware, folld. by μή or ὅπως μή with subj., εὐ. μὴ φανῇς κακὸς γεγώς S. Tr. 1129, cf. E. Hipp. 100, Ar. Eq. 253, Pl. Phd. 89c, etc.: by fut. ind., ὅπως μὴ . . οἰχήσομαι ib.91c (om. cod. B): c. inf., εὐλαβουμένῳ πεσεῖν S. OT 616; εὐ. λέγειν Pl. Phd. 101c: with μή inserted, εὐ. μὴ σῴζειν φίλους E. Or. 1059, cf. Ar. Lys. 1277, Cydias 1. 2. take care, ὅπως κατοίσεις Ar. Ach. 955; εὐ. περί τι Pl. Lg. 927c, Ion 537a; περί τινος Id. Lg. 691b; ἀμφί τινι Luc. Gall. 21: abs., εὐλαβήθηθʼ S. OT 47; εὐλαβούμενος ἠρόμην Pl. Prt. 333e, cf. 316d; εἰ μηδὲν εὐλαβηθέντα τἀληθὲς εἰπεῖν δέοι without reserve, D. 18.159; take precautions, Arist. Pol. 1303b27. 3. incur risk, εὐλαβήθη περὶ καθαιρέσεως δόξης Vett. Val.231.19, cf.209.11. II. c. acc., have a care of, beware of, εὐλαβοῦ στρόμβον . . μή σʼ ἀναρπάσῃ A. Fr. 195; εὐ. τὴν κύνα ‘ware the dog, Ar. Lys. 1215; εὐ. πενίαν Pl. R. 372c; τὸν φθόνον D. 18.305; τὸ ψεῦδος Arist. EN 1127b6; τοὺς ὑβρίζεσθαι νομίζοντας Id. Pol. 1315a27; τὰς μυίας Id. HA 611b11. 2. reverence, pay honour to, τὸν θεόν Pl. Lg. 879e; τὸν δῆμον Plu. Per. 7; in LXX, fear God, Na. 1.7; εὐ. ἀπὸ τοῦ ὀνόματος Κυρίου Ze. 3.12; μηδὲν-ούμενον, ὡς οἱ πολλοὶ λέγουσιν, ὅτι . . δεῖ . . Sor. 1.49. 3. watch for, await quietly, καιρόν E. Or. 699. 4. put out of harmʼs way, τὰ κοῖλα γαστρός Id. Ph. 1411. III. later in Act., εὐλαβεῖν τινα beware of, BGU 665.4 (i A.D.); cf. εὐλάβησον, -ῆσαι, Phot.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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