περιπέτομαι

peripetomai

fly around

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book V 1
Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

542b24
Book IX 2
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

609a14

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627a27

Dictionary (LSJ)

περιπέτομαι, A. fly around, Ar. Av. 165 : c. acc., ib.1721 ; περιεπέτετο τὰ οἰκία Ant.Lib. 16.3 ; π. τὰ πελάγη Luc. Halc. 1 ; τὴν ἑκάστου γνώμην π. Id. Hist.Conscr. 1 : the form περιπέταμαι occurs in codd. of Arist. HA 609a14 ; cf. περιίπταμαι.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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