κατακρύπτω

katakrypto

hide, conceal

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

620b21
620b23
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 2 391b9–392b13

392a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατακρύπτω, Ep. aor. part. κακκρύψας Nic. Fr. 78.5: aor. 2 κατέκρῠβον Plu. Crass. 23:—Pass., aor. 2 κατεκρύβην [ῠ] Id. 2.310e, Alciphr. 3.47:—A. hide, conceal, μή τι κατακρύψειν Il. 22.120; τοὺς δʼ ἄρʼ Ἀθήνη νυκτὶ κατακρύψασα . . ἐξῆγε Od. 23.372; κατακρύψας ὑπὸ κόπρῳ 9.329; ὑπὸ κόλπῳ 15.469; σπέρμα -κρύπτων Hes. Op. 471; ὑπὸ τὴν θύρην Hdt. 1.12; ἐς κυψέλην Id. 5.92.δʹ; εἰς τὴν γῆν X. Cyr. 3.3.3; ἐν μεγάρῳ πλοῦτον κ. Pi. N. 1.31; ἐν ἀδήλῳ put away (euphem.) Pl. R. 460c: metaph., κόνις οὐ κ. χάριν Pi. O. 8.79; ἄστυ . . πένθει δνοφερῷ κ. A. Pers. 536 (anap.). II. abs., use concealment, conceal oneself or oneʼs true nature, οὔ τι κατακρύπτουσιν, of the gods, Od. 7.205; ἄλλῳ δʼ αὐτὸν φωτὶ κατακρύπτων ἤϊσκε 4.247.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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