κατευθύνω

kateuthyno

make

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Progression of Animals 2
Open Progression of Animals ›
Chapter 10 709b20–710b4

710a2
710a15
History of Animals 1
Open History of Animals ›
Book IX 1
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

610a28

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατευθύνω, poet. impf. κατευθύνεσκον IGRom. 4.507b (Pergam.):—A. make or keep straight, τὴν πτῆσιν Arist. IA 710a2; ναῦν τῷ πηδαλίῳ D.Chr. 13.18; βιοτῆς οἴακα κατευθύνεσκες ἐν οἴκῳ IGRom. l.c.:—Pass., αἱ περιφοραὶ κατευθυνόμεναι Pl. Ti. 44b. 2. guide, direct, τὰς φύσεις Id. Lg. 809a; τινὰ εἰς τὸν αὑτοῦ δρόμον ib.847a; [τὸν ἐλέφαντα] τῷ δρεπάνῳ Arist. HA 610a28; [ναῦν] Id. Fr. 11; κ. τὰς πράξεις ὁ θεός Aristeas 18; τὰ παρόντα πρὸς τὸ τέλος Plu. Cam. 42; πρὸς τὰ βελτίονα τοὺς νέους Id. 2.20d; τὴν ψυχήν ib.780b; τὸν λόγον πρός τι Gal. 17(2).362. 3. κ. τινός demand an account from one, condemn, Pl. Lg. 945a, cf. IG 22.1183.10 (prob.), Poll. 8.22. II. intr., make straight towards, κατεύθυναν αἱ βόες ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ εἰς ὁδὸν Βαιθσάμυς LXX 1 Ki. 6.12; κ. τῇ πτήσει ὄρθιον ἐπὶ τοὺς πολεμίους Plu. Alex. 33. 2. prosper, LXX Si. 29.18: c. gen., succeed in doing . . , οὐ κατεύθυνε τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτως ib.Jd. 12.6. 3. οἱ -ευθύνοντες the righteous, ib.Pr. 15.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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