ὑποδοχή

hypodoche

reception

Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.

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Parts of Animals 11
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 639a1–642b4

640b14
Book III 7
Chapter 3 664a12–665a26

664b4

Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

666a2
666a8
666a28
666b23
666b31

Chapter 14 674a9–676a5

675b28
Book IV 3
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34

678b31
682a18

Chapter 11 690b11–692b2

692a12
Meteorology 3
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Book I 3
Chapter 13 349a12–351a18

349b7
349b13
349b16
Generation of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

722b14
Book IV 1
Chapter 1 763b20–766b26

764b32
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 2 1122a18–1123a33

1123a3
History of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 5 540b6–541a34

541a3
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 16 475b15–476a15

476a10
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 112 840b32–841a8

841a3
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 11 1330a34–1331a18

1330b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποδοχή, ἡ, A. reception, χῶραι εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἕτοιμοι τοῖς . . περιττώμασι Gal. 6.173, cf. Sor. 1.84; χρῶνται [τοῖς ὕδνοις] πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἀρτυμάτων Gal. 6.655; βόθρος εἰς ὑ. ῥίψεως πεποιημένος Poll. 9.103; τὴν δοθεῖσαν ὑπόθεσιν εὐφυᾶ πρὸς ὑ. γυμναστικῆς a subject fit for reception of gymnastic training, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 35. 2. entertainment, hospitality, Ar. Pax 530 (v. VI infr.), Pl. Lg. 919a (pl.); κτήνεα σιτεύεσκον . . ἐσὑποδοχὰς τοῦ στρατοῦ Hdt. 7.119; ἐσδέξομαι . . ὑποδοχαῖς δόμων E. IA 1229; ὑποδοχὰς ποιεῖσθαι Ath. 5.210e; τὰν ὑποδοχὰν ἐποήσαντο τῶν δαμοτᾶν SIG 1107.12 (Cos, iii/ii B. C.); also ἐς ὑποδοχὴν τοῦ στρατεύματος ἐτάσσοντο for the reception of the army (in hostile sense), Th. 7.74. 3. harbouring, ἀνδραπόδων τῶν ἀφισταμένων Id. 1.139, cf. Pl. Lg. 955b. 4. means for entertaining, Plu. Alc. 12; ὑποδοχὰς τὰς ἐπιβαλλούσας Teles p.40 H.; so perh. in IG 42(1).92.6 (Epid., iii/iv A. D.). II. acceptance, support, εἰς ὑποδοχὴν ἅπαντα λέγειν καὶ πράττειν τινί by way of playing up to, supporting, or seconding him, Aeschin. 3.62, cf. Plb. 31.25.10. III. an admission, D. 7.13. b. expectation, Id. Ep. 3.34. IV. resort, quarter, for troops, Pl. Lg. 848e; for ships, X. Vect. 3.1. 2. receptacle, reservoir, Arist. Pol. 1330b6, Mete. 349b7; ἡ τῆς μισγαγκείας ὑ. Pl. Phlb. 62d; of the vessels of the body, ὁ μαστὸς ὑ. . . ἐστι γάλακτος Arist. PA 692a12; of the stomach, ὑ. τροφῆς ib.682a17; of the womb, Id. GA 722b14, etc. 3. metaph., πάσης γενέσεως ὑ. Pl. Ti. 49a, cf. 51a; ἀρθρῖτις καὶ ποδάγρα πολλῶν ἄλλων κακῶν ὑποδοχαί εἰσιν substitutes, diversions, Ruf. ap. Orib. 45.30.62. V. stewardship, office of the ὑποδέκτης, ἀννωνῶν PSI 1.44.1 (v A. D.); λόγος ὑποδοχῆς (including ἀνάλωμα) ib.8.959.1 (iv A. D.); τὴν ὑ. πᾶσαν τοῦ μακαρίου Ἰούστου αὐτὸς ὑπόδεξε (leg. -ξαι) POxy. 1838 (vi A. D.), cf. PLond. 5.1667.3 (vi A. D.), PFlor. 290.3 (vi A. D.), etc. 2. taking over, receipt by an agent, acceptance of responsibility for, πρὸς ἀπόδειξιν ὑποδοχῆς PSI 1.60.28 (vi A. D.), cf. 72.4 (vi A. D.); παντὶ δημοσίων ἀπαίτησιν καὶ ὑ. ποιησαμένῳ Just. Nov. 163.2. VI. continuous succession, ὑποδοχῆς Διονυσίων Ar. Pax 530 (as expld. by Sch.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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