ἄβρωτος

abrotos

uneatable, not good for food

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 14 505b5–24

505b20
Book IV 1
Chapter 5 530a32–531a7

531a2
Book IX 1
Chapter 28 617b31–618a7

618a1
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 3 380a11–381b22

380b3
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 144 845a17–23

845a20
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34

681a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄβρωτος, ον, (βιβρώσκω) A. uneatable, not good for food, κρέα Ctes. Fr. 57.26, cf. Arist. HA 618a1, Phanias Hist.34, Thphr. HP 3.12.2; ὀστᾶ Men. 129. 2. not eaten, Nic. Fr. 74.44; οὐθὲν ἄ. περιλείποντες Porph. Abst. 2.27:—of wood, not eaten by worms, Thphr. HP 5.1.2. II. of persons, without eating, S. Fr. 967; ἄ., ἄποτος Charito 6.3.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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