ἀχανής

achanes

not opening the mouth

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 339a33–341a36

340a32
Book II 2
Chapter 2 354b1–356b3

355b31

Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

367a19
Book III 1
Chapter 6 377a29–378b6

378a6
Generation of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

781a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀχανής, ές, (χάσκω, χανεῖν) A. not opening the mouth, of one mute with astonishment, Hegesipp.Com. 1.25, Plb. 7.17.5, Luc. Icar. 23, Alciphr. 3.20; also διʼ ἀχανοῦς through a narrow opening, Thphr. Vent. 29. II. yawning, κρημνός Timae. 28; χάσμα AP 9.423 (Bianor), J. AJ 7.10.2; without a lid, Hero Aut. 28.4; wide-mouthed, τεῦχος Diocl. ap. Orib. 5.4.2, cf. Antyll.ib.44.8.12; open, ἀ. καὶ ἀνώροφος νεώς D.C. 37.17; open, unoccupied, of building land, POxy. 1702.3 (iii A. D.); χάσμα Parm. 1.18; σκότος LXX Wi. 19.17, cf. Lyr.Anon.in PFay. 2ii20; τὸ ἀχανές the yawning gulf, Arist. Mete. 367a19; ἡ ἀ. χώρα Ph. 1.7; ἀχανές· τὸ μὴ ἔχον στέγην . . ἐπὶ τοῦ λαβυρίνθου, S. Fr. 1030; ὄψει πάντα ἀχανῆ PMag.Par. 1.1107. 2. generally, vast, immense, στράτευμα Plu. 2.866b; πέλαγος Id. Cic. 6, Jul. Or. 4.142c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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