Aristotle Greek Lexicon μεταβιβάζω

μεταβιβάζω

metabibazo

carry over, transfer

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταβιβάζω, Att. fut. -βιβῶ, causal of μεταβαίνω, A. carry over, transfer, τοὺς ἐπιβάτας ἐς κοίλην ναῦν X. HG 1.6.19; τὴν γλῶσσαν τῶν ταρσῶν, i. e. from ankle to ankle, Procop. Arc. 4; τινὰ ἐπὶ θάτερα Pl. Lg. 795c; εἰς ἀγαθά Ar. Pax 947 (lyr.); τὸ ἀπὸ τῶν κοινῶν ἔθος ἐπὶ τὰ ἴδια D. 10.44; μ. πόλεμον ἐπὶ τὴν Λιβύην Plb. 1.41.4; τὸν λόγον ἐπί τι D.S. 4.7; [τὰς ψυχὰς] εἰς ἕτερον ἐξ ἑτέρου ζῷον Diog.Oen. 35. 2. lead in a different direction, τὰς ἐπιθυμίας Pl. Grg. 517b: abs., σμικρὸν μ. Id. Lg. 736d; change the course or form of an argument, Arist. Top. 101a33, cf. 161a33. 3. translate, D.H. 4.1 (Pass.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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