περίβολος

peribolos

compassing, encircling

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mundo 2
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

398a15
398a21
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 45 630a18–630b17

630b16

Dictionary (LSJ)

περίβολος, ον, (περιβάλλω) A. compassing, encircling, στέφεα E. IA 1477 (lyr.) ; κάνναι Pherecr. 63. II. as Subst. περίβολος, ὁ, = περιβολή, ἐχίδνης περίβολοι spires or coils of a serpent, E. Ion 993: in pl., π. λάϊνοι, of a tomb, Id. Tr. 1141 : sg., enclosing wall, Hdt. 1.181 ; of a town wall, Th. 1.89 ; ἐν οἰκείῳ π. in a cage of his own, Pl. Tht. 197c ; of the body as the case of the soul, Id. Cra. 400c ; περίβολοι οἰκήσεων Id. R. 548a ; wall of the heart, Hp. Cord. 4. 2. area enclosed, enclosure, π. νεωρίων E. Hel. 1530 ; ὁ τῆς πόλεως π. Pl. Lg. 759a ; ἀμπελώνων PGrenf. 2.28.13 (ii B.C.); of a temple, precinct, π. ἱεροῦ LXX Si. 50.2, cf. 2 Ma. 6.4, 4 Ma. 4.11, J. AJ 15.11.5, Porph. Abst. 2.54 ; ὁ τῶν Ὡρῶν π. BMus.Inscr. 1044 (Attaleia): metaph., πρόθυρα καὶ περιβόλους καὶ αὐλὰς τῇ ἀρχῇ περιέθηκεν Plu. Sol. 32. III. neut., περίβολα πυρὶ φλεγόμενα fire-balls, Tim. Pers. 27.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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