κάπτω

kapto

gulp down

Appears 16 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 8
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

499b32
Book III 1
Chapter 10 517b3–20

517b20
Book V 1
Chapter 17 549a14–549b28

549b3
Book VIII 3
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

593a21

Chapter 6 595a7–595b3

595a10
595a12
Book IX 2
Chapter 35 620a13–16

620a13

Chapter 45 630a18–630b17

630a31
Metaphysics 4
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Book Δ 4
Chapter 6 1015b16–1017a6

1016a2
1016a12
1016a13
1016a17
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 15 712b22–713a25

712b25
Movement of Animals 1
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Chapter 1 698a1–698b7

698a20
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 9 385b6–388a9

386a3
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

693b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

κάπτω, fut. κάψω (v. infr.), A. gulp down, ἐμπίδας Ar. Av. 245 (lyr.), cf. Sophr. 64; [ἄλφιτα] Nicocl. 2; of liquids, Xenarch. 9 codd. Ath., Arist. HA 593a21; ἀφρόν ib.620a13; κ. αὔρας Eub. 10: c. gen. partit., κ. τῶν θυλημάτων Telecl. 33: abs., ἄχρις ἑσπέρης κ. Herod. 7.41; expressing greater greediness than φαγεῖν, Ar. Ec. 687; ἡ ἄρκτος οὐδὲ σπάσει οὐδὲ λάψει ἀλλὰ κάψει Arist. HA 595a10: metaph., σευ τὸ ὥριον τέφρη κάψει Herod. 1.38. (Cogn. with Lat. capio, Germ. haben, Heft. )

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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