κατάλυσις

katalysis

dissolution, putting down

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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Politics 3
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Book V 3
Chapter 6 1305a37–1306b21

1305b3

Chapter 10 1310a39–1313a14

1312b21
1313a14
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 1407a19–1407b25

1407a39

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατάλυσις, εως, ἡ, A. dissolution, putting down, esp. of governments, ἡ τῶν τυράννων κ. ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος Th. 1.18; τοῦ δήμου And. 1.36, Lys. 13.20; τῆς παρούσης πολιτείας Pl. Lg. 864d; τῆς ἀρχῆς X. Cyr. 8.1.47, cf. Arist. Pol. 1305b3, al.; Κρόνου Phld. Piet. 94: generally, τὴν τῶν πονηρῶν ὁμιλίαν κ. εἶναι ἀρετῆς X. Mem. 1.2.20; κ. χρείας Gal. 9.44. 2. dismissal, disbanding of a body of men, στρατιᾶς X. Cyr. 6.1.13; κ. τριήρους breaking up of a shipʼs crew, D. 50.11; εἰς κατάλυσιν till dismissal, of soldiers at a review, X. Eq.Mag. 3.12. 3. κ. πολέμου pacification, Th. 8.18, X. Mem. 2.8.1, Isoc. 6.51. 4. generally, end, termination, συμποσίου X. Smp. 9.7; βίου Id. Ap. 30, PMagd. 8.10 (iii B. C.). 5. settlement of disputes, IG 5(2).357.21 (Stymphalus, iii B. C.). 6. feebleness, impotence, χειρῶν καὶ σκελέων Hp. Epid. 4.53. II. resting, lodging, δεξώμεθʼ οἴκων καταλύσεις E. El. 393; κ. ποιεῖσθαι to rest, Plb. 2.15.5. 2. = κατάλυμα, restingplace, guest-chamber, quarters, lodging, σταθμοὶ καὶ καταλύσιες (Ion.) κάλλισται Hdt. 5.52; ξένοις κ. ποιεῖν Pl. Prt. 315d, cf. Lg. 919a (pl.), Antiph. 15, Alex. 2.2, Dicaearch. 1.6 (pl.), IG 4.203 (Corinth); κ. βασιλική PPetr. 3p.137 (iii B. C.). 3. pl., billets for troops, PHal. 1.168 (iii B. C.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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