ἄχυρον

achyron

chaff, bran, husks

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book VIII 2
Chapter 10 596a13–596b9

596a20
596a25
Meteorology 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 7 344a5–345a10

344a26

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄχυρον [ᾰ], τό, mostly in pl. ἄχυρα, A. chaff, bran, husks left after threshing or grinding, Hdt. 4.72, Pherecr. 161, Antiph. 226.2, X. Oec. 18.1; ἐν τοῖς ἀ. κυλινδομένην Hermipp. 47: sg., Thphr. HP 8.4.1, Ev.Matt. 3.12, etc.: prov., ὄνος εἰς ἄχυρα ‘pig in clover’, of unexpected good fortune, Philem. 188, cf. Ar. Fr. 76: metaph., ἄχυρα τῶν ἀστῶν, of μέτοικοι, Id. Ach. 508; ἄχυρα ἀπὸ τοῦ τοίχου ἀποσπᾶν, of dying persons, Hp. Prog. 4. II. in pl., ἄ. χρυσοχοϊκά slag from gold-smelting, PHolm. 5.7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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