φαρμακεύω

pharmakeuo

administer a drug

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book V 2
Chapter 9 1136a10–1137a30

1137a25
1137a25
Topics 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 3 110a23–111a7

111a2

Chapter 11 115a25–115b35

115b26
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 2 1235b13–1238b14

1237a15

Dictionary (LSJ)

φαρμακεύω, A. administer a drug or medicine, Pl. R. 459c, Ti. 89d. 2. use enchantments, practise sorcery, φαρμακεύσαντες ταῦτα ἐς τὸν ποταμόν having used this charm upon the river, Hdt. 7.114. II. c. acc. pers., purge, τινα Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 55; φ. ἄνω κούφῳ φαρμάκῳ purge upwards, i. e. by an emetic, Id. Art. 67, cf. Aph. 4.12:—Pass., to be purged, ib.2.37, Men. Her.Fr. 5; to be physicked, Arist. Top. 111a2. 2. drug a person, give him a poisonous or stupefying drug, E. Andr. 355, SIG 1181.4 (Rhenea, ii B. C.); φ. τινὰ ἐπὶ βλάβῃ μὴ θανασίμῳ Pl. Lg. 933d:—Pass., οὐ πεφαρμάκευσαι ἀλλὰ μεμάγ<ε>υσαι Astramps. Orac. 25.4(ii A. D.), cf. POxy. 472.1 (ii A. D.). 3. season in cookery, [ἰχθὺν] πεφαρμακευμένον τυροῖσι Philem. 79.5. 4. metaph., πειθοῖ κακῇ τὴν ψυχὴν φ. Gorg. Fr. 11 D.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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