καθάπτω

kathapto

fasten

Appears 26 times across Aristotle's works.

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De Interpretatione 11
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Chapter 7 17a38–18a11

17b16
17b20
Chapter 9 18a28–19b4

18a28
18b4
18b20
18b38
Chapter 10 19b5–20b11

19b23
20a14
Chapter 11 20b12–21a33

20b20
Chapter 12 21a34–22a13

22a9
Chapter 14 23a27–24b9

24a4
History of Animals 4
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Book III 2
Chapter 4 514a23–515a26

514b30
515a3
Book VI 1
Chapter 10 564b14–566a1

565a30
Book VIII 1
Chapter 25 605a16–22

605a19
Metaphysics 4
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Book Γ 2
Chapter 4 1005b35–1009a5

1007b30

Chapter 7 1011b23–1012a28

1012a2
Book Ε 1
Chapter 4 1027b17–1028a6

1027b21
Book Κ 1
Chapter 5 1061b34–1062b11

1062b9
Prior Analytics 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 25a27–25b25

25b22
Book II 2
Chapter 11 61a17–62a19

62a15
62a16
Categories 2
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Chapter 10 11b15–13b35

12b5
12b8
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 25 86a31–86b39

86b34
On the Heavens 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 268a1–268b10

268a18

Dictionary (LSJ)

καθάπτω, Ion. κατ-, A. fasten or fix on, put upon, καθῆψεν ὤμοις . . ἀμφίβληστρον S. Tr. 1051; κ. τι ἀμφί τινι E. Ion 1006; τι ἐπί τι X. Cyn. 6.9; τι εἴς τι Plb. 8.6.3; τι ἔκ τινος Plu. 2.647e; ἄγκυραν καθάψας having made it fast, Philem. 213.10; τὰ ὀστέα καθάπτει τὰ νεῦρα Arist. Spir. 483b31:—Med., κισσὸν ἐπὶ κρατὶ καθάπτεσθαι Theoc. Ep. 3.4:— Pass., βρόχῳ καθημμένος S. Ant. 1222, cf. Theoc. Adon. 11. 2. equip by fastening or hanging on, in Med., σκευῇ σῶμʼ ἐμὸν καθάψομαι E. Rh. 202, cf. AP 9.19 (Arch.):—Pass., νεβρίνῃ καθημμένος δορᾷ with a fawn-skin slung round him, S. Ichn. 219; καθημμένοι νεβρίδας Str. 15.1.71. 3. intr., attach itself, εἴς τι, πρός τι, Arist. HA 514b30, 515a3; later = 11.5, fasten upon, τῆς χειρός τινος Act.Ap. 28.3, cf. Poll. 1.164. II. used by Hom. only in Med., καθάπτεσθαί τινα ἐπέεσσι, in good or bad sense, as, σὺ τόν γʼ ἐπέεσσι καθάπτεσθαι μαλακοῖσι do thou accost him . . , Il. 1.582; μαλακοῖσι καθαπτόμενος ἐπέεσσιν Od. 10.70; μειλιχίοις ἐπέεσσι κ. 24.393; but also ἀντιβίοις ἐπέεσσι καθαπτόμενος assailing . . , 18.415, 20.323; χαλεποῖσι κ. ἐπέεσσι Hes. Op. 332: without a qualifying Adj., accost, assail, ἐπέεσσι καθάπτετο θοῦρον Ἄρηα Il. 15.127, cf. Od. 2.240; without ἐπέεσσι, γέροντα καθαπτόμενος προσέειπεν 2.39, cf. 20.22, Il. 16.421. 2. after Hom., c. gen., upbraid, Hdt. 6.69, Th. 6.16, Pl. Cri. 52a, X. HG 1.7.4: abs., Th. 6.82. 3. in military sense, attack, καθαψάμενοι τῆς οὐραγίας Plb. 1.19.14. 4. appeal to, θεῶν . . καταπτόμενος appealing to them, Hdt. 6.68; Δημαρήτου καὶ ἄλλων μαρτύρων Id. 8.65. 5. lay hold of, τυραννίδος Sol. 32.3; βρέφεος χείρεσσι Theoc. 17.65; τῆς θαλάσσης take to the sea, Philostr. VA 3.23: Act., καθάπτων τοῦ τραχήλου Arr. Epict. 3.20.10(cf. 1.3). 6. to be sensitive in respect of, ψόφου Hp. Prorrh. 1.16.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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