μεταχειρίζω

metacheirizo

take in hand, handle

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 4
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Book VI 1
Chapter 4 1318b6–1319b29

1319a27
Book VIII 3
Chapter 6 1340b20–1341b14

1341b11

Chapter 7 1341b15–1342b34

1342a18
1342b19
Oeconomica 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 1345b7–1346a31

1345b11

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταχειρίζω, aor. -εχείρισα Hdt. 3.142, etc.: but more freq. in Med. μεταχειρ-ίζομαι: Att. fut. -ιοῦμαι Lys. 24.10, Pl. R. 410b: aor. -εχειρισάμην Ar. Eq. 345, etc., rarely -εχειρίσθην Pl. Phdr. 277c: pf. -κεχείρισμαι (v. infr. 6):—A. take in hand, handle, σκῆπτρον E. Fr. 912.7 (anap.), cf. Phld. Rh. 1.225 S.:—Med., Hdt. 2.121.αʹ, Pl. Phdr. 240e: always c. acc. (the gen. in Id. R. 417a belongs only to ἅπτεσθαι, and in Id. Prm. 130d ὧν <τι> shd. be read). 2. have in hand, administer, [χρήματα] Hdt. 3.142:—Med., Πηνελόπης ἱστὸν μεταχειριζομένης Pl. Phd. 84a, cf. Luc. Ind. 29; τὰς μεγίστας ἀρχὰς μ. Pl. Ti. 20a. 3. manage, conduct, τὰ περὶ τὰς ναῦς, τὸν πόλεμον, τὰ δημόσια, Th. 1.13, 4.18, 6.16; πρᾶγμα ὀξέως μ. ib.12:—Med., μεταχειρίσασθαι πρᾶγμα Ar. Eq. 345; ῥώμης ἕνεκα σιτία καὶ πόνους Pl. R. 410b; ὁ νοῦς τὸ σῶμα μ. governs it, X. Mem. 1.4.17. 4. practise, pursue an art, study, etc., μεταχειρίζεσθαι μουσικήν, φιλοσοφίαν, παιδείαν, Pl. Plt. 268b, R. 497d, Lg. 670e, cf. Men. 81a, X. Vect. 5.4, etc. 5. c. acc. pers., deal with, τὸν ἑαυτῶν φονέα -όμενοι Antipho 1.20: usu. with Adv. added, handle, treat, χαλεπῶς τινας μ. Th. 7.87:—Med., τινὰς ὠμῶς μεταχειρίζεσθαι D. 24.171 (so ὡς ἀλυπότατα μ. πάθος Lys. 24.10); treat, of physicians, Pl. R. 408d. b. dispatch, kill, Hadr.Rh.p.45 H. 6. prepare a poultice, Lycus ap.Orib. 9.42.1 (Pass.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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