ἐξίημι

exiemi

send out, let

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Chapter 13 473a15–474a24

474a17
Chapter 22 478a26–478b21

478b15
Chapter 25 479b8–16

479b15

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐξίημι (v. ἵημι), A. send out, let one go out, ἱππόθεν ἐξέμεναι (Ep. aor. 2 inf. for ἐξεῖναι) Od. 11.531; μηδʼ ἐξέμεν ἂψ ἐς Ἀχαιούς Il. 11.141; ἐπὴν γόου ἐξ ἔρον εἵην had dismissed, satisfied it, 24.227; πόθον prob. in Sapph. Supp. 23.23; [τοὺς ἐπικούρους] ἐξῆκε ἐπὶ τοὺς Πέρσας Hdt. 3.146; ἐ. ἱστίον let out the sail, Pi. P. 1.91; ἐξιέναι πάντα κάλων (v. sub κάλως) ; ἐ. ἀφρόν throw out or forth, E. Ba. 1122; ἐ. ἐκ τῆς κοιλίης τὴν κεδρίην take it out, Hdt. 2.87; ἐ. τι εἴς τι discharge it into . ., Pl. Ti. 82e. 2. intr., of rivers, discharge themselves, ἐς θάλασσαν Hdt. 1.6 (in 3sg. ἐξίει, cf. ib.180), al., Th. 4.103. II. Med., put off from oneself, get rid of, freq. in Hom. in the phrase πόσιος καὶ ἐδητύος ἐ. ἔρον ἕντο Il. 1.469, al.; ἱμερτῶν ἔργων ἐξ ἔρον ἱέμενος Thgn. 1064. 2. send from oneself, divorce, τὴν ἔχεις γυναῖκα ἔξεο Hdt. 5.39 (ἐκσέο codd.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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