ἀγελαῖος
agelaios
belonging to a herd
Appears 26 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀγελαῖος, α, ον, (ἀγέλη) A. belonging to a herd, in always with βοῦς, Il. 11.729, Od. 10.410, al., cf. Aj. 175; βοσκήματα Ba. 677; αἱ ἀ. τῶν ἵππων, i.e. brood-mares, Eq. 5.8. II. in herds or shoals, gregarious, ἰχθύες 2.93; ἀγελαῖα, τά, gregarious animals, Plt. 264d; opp. μοναδικά, σποραδικά, HA 487b34, Pol. 1256a23; πολιτικὸν ὁ ἄνθρωπος ζῷον πάσης μελίττης καὶ παντὸς ἀ. ζῴου μᾶλλον ib.1253a8. 2. of the common herd, ἀ. ἄνθρωποι, opp. ἄρχοντες, Plt. 268a; hence, common, ordinary, ἀ. ἰσχάδες 374; ἄρτοι 76; κεραμίδες SIG 2587.209, cf. Ath.Mitt. 22.182 (Lebad.):—σοφισταί 12.18, νῆσοι Im. 2.17; proparox. in this sense, 1752.63.
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