περιπέτεια
περιπέτ-εια,
ἡ,(
περιπετής)
A). turning right about, reversal of the normal order,
Arist. HA 590b13 ; esp.
sudden change of condition or fortune,
Id. Rh. 1371b10 ;
π. τύχης D.S. 8.10 ; mostly from good to bad,
Plb. 1.13.11 , etc.: less freq. from bad to good,
Id. 21.26.16 ,
D.S. 4.43 : generally,
any strange occurrence, unexpected event,
Plb. 9.12.6 ,
38.9.2 ,
D.S. 3.57 , etc.;
ἐκ π.
Arist. Po. 1454b29 , cf.
Plb. 32.8.4 , Sch. BT
Il. 2.156 .
2). esp.
sudden reversal of circumstances on which the plot in a Tragedy hinges, such as Oedipus' discovery of his parentage,
ἔστι δὲ π. ἡ εἰς τὸ ἐναντίον τῶν πραττομένων μεταβολή Arist. Po. 1452a22 , cf.
1450a34 (pl.).
ShortDef
a turning right about
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
περιπέτεια
Headword (normalized/stripped):
περιπετεια
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-81869
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">περιπέτ-εια</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">περιπετής</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">turning right about, reversal</span> of the normal order, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:590b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:590b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 590b13 </a> ; esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sudden change</span> of condition or fortune, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1371b:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1371b.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1371b10 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. τύχης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:8:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:8.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 8.10 </a> ; mostly from good to bad, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:13:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:13:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 1.13.11 </a>, etc.: less freq. from bad to good, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:26:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:26:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 21.26.16 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:4.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 4.43 </a> : generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any strange occurrence, unexpected event</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:12:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:12:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 9.12.6 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:38:9:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:38:9:2/canonical-url/"> 38.9.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:3:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:3.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 3.57 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἐκ π</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1454b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1454b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1454b29 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:32:8:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:32:8:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 32.8.4 </a>, Sch. BT<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:156" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.156/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.156 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sudden reversal of circumstances</span> on which the plot in a Tragedy hinges, such as Oedipus\' discovery of his parentage, <span class="quote greek">ἔστι δὲ π. ἡ εἰς τὸ ἐναντίον τῶν πραττομένων μεταβολή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1452a:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1452a.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1452a22 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1450a:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1450a.34/canonical-url/"> 1450a34 </a>(pl.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plot</span> itself, = <span class="ref greek">ὑπόθεσις</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:3:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:3.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">M.</span> 3.3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἡ π. τοῦ λόγου</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">varied course</span> of the argument, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4019.tlg003:98:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4019.tlg003:98.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Olymp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Mete.</span> 98.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4019.tlg003:274:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4019.tlg003:274.28/canonical-url/"> 274.28 </a> : but in pl., of cheap sensational effects, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg290:5:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg290:5.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 5.33 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}