καταδέχομαι

katadechomai

receive, admit

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Chapter 17 476a16–476b12

476a29
476b4
476b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

καταδέχομαι, Arc. κατυ- SIG 306.58 (iv B.C.):—A. receive, admit, τι εἰς τὴν ψυχήν Pl. R. 401e; [τὸν θεὸν] τῇ σκηνῇ J. AJ 3.8.1; πάσαις ταῖς πύλαις τὴν ἡδονήν Luc. Nigr. 16; esp. of food, τοὺς φακούς Eup. 350; πόμα Hp. Epid. 7.41; τροφήν Pl. Ti. 84b, cf.Arist. Resp. 476a29:— Pass., -δεχθῆναι ἐπὶ γάμον Luc. Tox. 44. 2. receive back, take home again, esp. from banishment, And. 3.3, Lys. 6.13, D. 26.6, etc.: aor. Pass. καταδεχθῆναι in pass. sense, Luc. Bis Acc. 31, D.C. 78.39: fut. καταδεχθήσεσθαι ib.40.40. 3. accept, admit the truth of, τὸ γενεθλιαλογεῖν Str. 16.1.6. 4. allow, permit of, ἀναβολήν Suid. s.v. εἰσαγγελία; τὴν μῖξιν Phlp. in GC 189.6.

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