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ἀετός

aetos

eagle

Appears 40 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀετός, Ep., Lyr., Ion., and early Att. αἰετός (v. fin.), οῦ, ὁ, A. eagle, as a bird of omen, αἰ. τελειότατον πετεηνῶν Il. 8.247, cf. 12.201, Od. 2.146 (cf. II): favourite of Zeus, ὅστε σοὶ αὐτῷ φίλτατος οἰωνῶν Il. 24.310, cf. Pi. P. 1.6; Διὸς . . πτηνὸς κύων, δαφοινὸς αἰ. A. Pr. 1022, cf. Ag. 136; ὁ σκηπτροβάμων αἰ., κύων Διός S. Fr. 885:—prov., αἰετὸς ἐν ποτανοῖς Pi. N. 3.80; αἰετὸς ἐν νεφέλαισι, of a thing quite out of reach, Ar. Av. 987; ἀετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι (v. μαιεύομαι):—the diff. kinds are distinguished by specific names, Arist. HA 618b18sqq. 2. eagle as a standard, of the Persians, X. Cyr. 7.1.4; of the Romans, Plu. Mar. 23, etc. 3. the constellation Aquila, Arat. 591, Ptol. Tetr. 27, etc. II. omen, Theoc. 26.31. III. eagle-ray, Myliobatis aquila, Arist. HA 540b18. IV. in Architecture, gable, pediment (from its resemblance to outspread wings, Gal. 18(1).519), Ar. Av. 1110, ubi v. Sch., IG 1.322 ii 80, cf. Pi. O. 13.21, Fr. 53, E. Fr. 764; ὑπὸ τὸν αὐτὸν ἀετὸν ὑπελθεῖν come under the same roof, IG 14.644 (Bruttii, iii B.C.). V. name of bandage, Sor. Fasc. 12.508C. VI. temporal vein (Magna Graecia), Philistion ap.Ruf. Onom. 201. VII. iron part of spoke of wheel, Poll. 1.145, Hsch. VIII. Astrol. and Magic, fabulous plant growing in Libya, Pamphil. ap. Gal. 11.798, Cat.Cod.Astr. 7.222. (αἰετός in early Att. Inscrr., IG 1.322ii80, 2.1054.39; αἰητός Arat. 522, v.l. in Pi. P. 4.4; αἰβετός (i.e. αἰϝετός) Hsch.) [ᾱ always.]

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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