κράτησις

kratesis

might, power, dominion

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 6
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Book IV 6
Chapter 1 763b20–766b26

764a10

Chapter 3 767a36–769b29

767b23
768a28
768a29

Chapter 4 769b30–773a29

770b16
772b32
On Colours 1
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Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

795b31
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 11 614b31–615a19

615a4
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 356b4–359b26

358a12
On Sleep 1
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Chapter 3 456a30–458a32

458a10

Dictionary (LSJ)

κράτησις [ᾰ], εως, ἡ, A. might, power, dominion, LXX Wi. 6.3, Man. ap.J. Ap. 1.26. 2. ἡ Καίσαρος κ. (sc. Αἰγύπτου), an era in Egypt (viz. the capture of Alexandria, 30 B.C.), BGU 174 (i A.D.), PFay. 89.2 (i A.D.), etc. 3. accession of an Emperor, BGU 362iv6, al. (iii A.D.). 4. prevalence, predominance, ἡ τῆς ἀπλανοῦς κ. Simp. in Cael. 475.30, 476.5. II. possession, βίου κ. BMus.Inscr. 918 (Halic.); κ. τοῦ ἐν ὕλῃ σκοτεινοῦ Plot. 1.6.3. 2. in Law, title to possession, Mitteis Chr. 31 iii 32 (ii B.C.); κ. καὶ κυρεία BGU 1187.7, etc. 3. Medic., retention, κ. ἐπίμονος σπέρματος (i.e. conception) Sor. 1.43; opp. ἔκκρισις, Gal. 8.440. b. κ. τῶν ὑδάτων, i.e. drought, Cat.Cod. Astr.7.184. 4. holding firm, steadying, Gal. 18(2).826, Olymp. in Mete. 96.11.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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