περατόω

peratoo

limit, bound

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mundo 4
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Chapter 2 391b9–392b13

391b15
Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

398a27
399a2
Chapter 7 401a12–401b29

401b10
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 405b31–407b26

407a28

Dictionary (LSJ)

περατόω, (πέρας) A. limit, bound, Str. 2.3.1,al.; νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν ἀνατολαῖς καὶ δύσεσιν Ph. 1.347; π. τὴν ὕλην ἄπειρον οὖσαν Plu. 2.719d; αὕτη [μέθοδος] περατοῖ τοῦτο [τὸ ἄπειρον] S.E. M. 1.81:—Med., ἡ σελήνη τὸν ἑαυτῆς κύκλον περατοῦται Ph. 2.240:—Pass., Arist. de An. 407a28, Mu. 391b15, Plu. 2.389f; to be terminated, finished off, Aret. SD 1.7 (dub. cj.), Gal. 18(2).766. b. Gramm. in Pass., terminate, εἰς -ος A.D. Pron. 95.6,al.; of verses, εἰς μέρος λόγου Heph. 1.4; ἕως ὀκτωκαιδεκασήμου Aristid.Quint. 1.14. II. bring to an end, λόγον Corp.Herm. 18.11; accomplish, τὴν διάβασιν τριήρει J. AJ 19.1.1 (s.v.l.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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