περιφέρω

periphero

carry round

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

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On the Heavens 4
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Book II 4
Chapter 2 284b6–286a2

285b20

Chapter 4 286b10–287b21

287a4
287a12

Chapter 8 289b1–290b11

290a5
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 4 407b27–409a30

408a30
Metaphysics 1
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Book Α 1
Chapter 4 984b23–985b22

985a14
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 2 1324a5–1325a15

1324b18

Dictionary (LSJ)

περιφέρω, A. carry round, τὸν ὀϊστὸν περιέφερε κατὰ πᾶσαν γῆν Hdt. 4.36; carry about with one, ib.64; παῖδʼ ἀγκάλαισι π. E. Or. 464, cf. Men. Sam. 29; τὴν γαλῆν Ar. Ec. 128; ὀκλαδίαν prob. in Id. Eq. 1385 :—Pass., c. acc. loci, περιενειχθέντος τοῦ λέοντος τὸ τεῖχος being carried round the wall, Hdt. 1.84 : abs., Σωκράτη . . περιφερόμενον swinging about (in a basket), Pl. Ap. 19c; πίνειν . . σκύφον περιφερόμενον Arist. Pol. 1324b18. 2. move round, π. τὸν πόδα bring the foot round in mounting a horse, X. Eq. 7.2 ; hand round at table, Id. Cyr. 2.2.2, al. (Act.and Pass.); τὸ βλέμμα π. εἰς τοὺς παρόντας Plu. Agis 18; π. κλήρους Id. 2.737d (Pass.). 3. turn round, τὴν κεφαλήν Id. Marc. 20 :—Med., τὰ σκέλη π. Pl. Smp. 190a. b. in Tactics, wheel, τοῦ συντάγματος περιενεχθέντος Ascl. Tact. 10.4, cf. Ael. Tact. 25.5. c. intr., turn round, ὡς ὁ στεφὼν περιφέρει κύκλῳ GDI 5597.8 (Ephesus, iii B.C.). 4. carry round, publish, make known, π. τι πανταχόσε Plu. 2.8of:—Pass., τοῦ Πιττακοῦ . . περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα was passed from mouth to mouth, Pl. Prt. 343b, cf. R. 402a, 402c, Demod. 383c; ὁ περιφερόμενος στίχος Plb. 5.9.4, etc.; of a person, περιενεχθῆναι εὐνοίᾳ καὶ θαυμασθῆναι παρὰ τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις Phld. Acad.Ind.p.75 M. 5. carry to and fro, Plu. Caes. 37, cf. infr. III.2. 6. bring round in the end, determine, reduce, subject, περιήνεγκεν εἰς ἑαυτὸν τὰς Ἀθήνας Id. Per. 15, cf. Galb. 8; τὴν Ἰταλίαν π. ἐς λιμόν App. BC 5.143; εἰς συμφορὰς π. Id. Pun. 86; εἰς ἀπάθειαν Plu. 2.165b, cf. 546c :—Pass., ἐς Ῥωμαίους πάντα περιηνέχθη App. Mith. 68; τὸ σπέρμα ἐς θῆλυ περιηνέχθη Hp. Genit. 6. 7. carry round or back (in memory), οὔτε μέμνημαι τὸ πρῆγμα οὔτε με περιφέρει οὐδὲν εἰδέναι τούτων nor does any of these things carry me back to the knowledge of it, Hdt. 6.86.βʹ; π. τίς με καὶ μνήμη Pl. La. 180e; τοῦ πράγματος ἤδη -φέροντος αὐτὸν τῇ ὑπονοίᾳ Plu. 2.522c. 8. turn round, make dizzy, turn mad, ἡ συκοφαντία π. σοφόν LXXEc. 7.8(7):—Pass., to be turned giddy, -φερόμενος τῷ μεγέθει τῶν τολμωμένων Plu. Caes. 32; ψυχὴ δυνάμει -φερομένη Id. Dio 11; κακοῦ μεγέθει -φερόμενος J. AJ 17.5.2. 9. transfer, refer, shift, τὴν ἀπορίαν ἐς τοὺς δικαστάς App. BC 1.54. II. intr., survive, endure, hold out, Th. 7.28, Thphr. HP 9.12.1, J. AJ 17.6.1: also c. acc., survive, outlast, ἡμέραν App. BC 2.149; τὰς εἰδούς ib.153. 2. come round, recover, ἐκ τῆς νόσου Hsch., Suid. III. Pass., go round, rotate, ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ κύκλῳ Pl. Prm. 138c ; πάντα -φερόμενα ὁρᾶν Ath. 4.156c; ἐνιαυτοῦ -φερομένου Hdt. 4.72 ; ἐν ἴσῳ χρόνῳ π. Arist. Cael. 290a5; κύκλος τῶν ἀνθρωπηΐων πρηγμάτων -φερόμενος Hdt. 1.207 ; of argument, εἰς ταὐτὸ π. ἀεί Pl. Grg. 517c, cf. Lg. 659d; εἰς τὰ πρότερα Id. R. 456b. 2. wander about, X. Cyn. 3.5; λόγος . . ἀνοήτως π. ἐν συμποσίῳ Plu. 2.716f; to be unstable, ἡ περιφερομένη εἱμαρμένη Id. Aem. 27, cf. Galb. 6; περιφερόμενοι τύπτουσι at random, Arist. Metaph. 985a14.

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