κατεῖδον

kateidon

look down

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Oeconomica 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1348b9
1350a18
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 402a1–403b19

402b20
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 1107a28–1108b10

1108a15
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 6 611b32–612b17

612a25
Parts of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 644b22–646a4

644b34
Poetics 1
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Chapter 22 1458a18–1459a16

1458b19
Politics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 1276b16–1277b32

1277a32
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 33 182b6–183a26

182b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατεῖδον, inf. κατῐδεῖν, part. κατῐδών, aor. 2 with no pres. in use, καθοράω being used instead:—A. look down, Περγάμου ἒκ κατιδών Il. 4.508 (nisi leg. ἐκκατ-). II. c. acc., look down upon, view, τὰς νήσους ἁπάσας ἐν κύκλῳ Ar. Eq. 170. 2. see, behold, regard, Thgn. 905, A. Pers. 1026 (lyr.); catch sight of, τὰς νέας Hdt. 7.194, cf. E. Supp. 1044; κατιδεῖν βίον to live, A. Ag. 474 (lyr.). 3. of mental vision, perceive, discern, S. OT 338, Pl. Euthphr. 2c. III. Med.in act.sense, aor. 2 κατειδόμην, inf. κατιδέσθαι, τι Hdt. 4.179, 7.208, S. El. 892, etc.; κατιδέσθαι ἔς τι Hdt. 5.35.

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