περιστρέφω

peristrepho

whirl round

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 271b1–273a6

273a2
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 7 401a12–401b29

401b17
History of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 503b29–504b12

504a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

περιστρέφω, A. whirl round, of one preparing to throw, ἔρριψεν . . χειρὶ περιστρέψας Il. 19.131 ; τόν ῥα περιστρέψας ἧκε Od. 8.189 ; turn round, π. τὸν τράχηλον εἰς τοὐπίσω Arist. HA 504a16 ; θέαμα πρὸς αὐγήν Gal. UP 17.1 ; π. ἵππον wheel it round, Plu. Marc. 6 ; ὁ ἥλιος κύκλον ἄγει καὶ π. περὶ τὴν σελήνην Id. 2.931a :—Pass., to be turned or turn round, spin round, Pl. Cra. 411b ; περιστρεφόμενος . . φαμὰ ἐπεσκοπεῖτο turning round, Id. Ly. 207a ; of the heavens, complete a rotation, Arist. Cael. 273a2 : metaph., π. εἰς τἀληθῆ turn towards them, Pl. R. 519b ; κινδυνεύει εἰς τοὺς πολιτικοὺς περιεστράφθαι τὸ ῥῆμα to be fixed on . . , Id. Plt. 303c ; οὐ -στραφήσεται κλῆρος shall not be removed from tribe to tribe, LXXNu. 36.9. 2. π. τὼ χεῖρε tie his hands behind him, Lys. 1.27 :—Pass., to be twisted, of an intestine, Gal. 8.388. 3. attract a personʼs attention, π. τὸν θεατήν Lib. Or. 11.236 ; convert a person, Cat.Cod.Astr. 2.180.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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