καταμετρέω

katametreo

measure out

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physics 2
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Book VI 2
Chapter 2 232a23–233b32

233b5

Chapter 7 237b23–238b22

238a14
On the Heavens 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 273a7–274a29

273a32
Categories 1
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Chapter 6 4b20–6a35

4b33
Metaphysics 1
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Book Δ 1
Chapter 25 1023b12–25

1023b15

Dictionary (LSJ)

καταμετρέω, A. measure out, [σῖτον] τοῖσι ἐπικούροισι Hdt. 3.91; of a garden, X. Oec. 4.21; μεγέθη, πέρατα, Epicur. Ep. 1p.17U., Sent. 19; ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὅρια LXXNu. 34.10:—Med., ἐν τῷ -μετρεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς τὴν γῆν ib.Ez. 45.1; of castrametation, Plb. 6.41.4; assign land held by military tenure, τῶν -μεμετρημένων [κλήρων] PPetr. 2 intr.p.22 (iii B. C.), cf. PCair.Zen. 245.2 (iii B. C.), al.; also of the grantees, τοὺς -μεαετρημένους ἱππεῖς PHal. 15.5 (iii B. C.), cf. PLille 14.3(iii B. C.). 2. measure exactly, be the measure of, μόριον ὃ -μετρήσει τὴν ὅλην Arist. Ph. 237b28 (for wh. ἀναμ- is used 238a22); τὰ -μετροῦντά τινων aliquot parts, Id. Metaph. 1023b15:—Pass., ὁ λόγος -μετρεῖται συλλαβῇ Id. Cat. 4b33: esp. in Metric, of feet or rhythms, D.H. Comp. 17, cf. Dem. 39.

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