ἄγκιστρον

agkistron

fish-hook

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book IX 5
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621a7
621a8
621a13
621a33
621b2
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

693a23

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄγκιστρον, τό, (ἄγκος) A. fish-hook, Od. 4.369, Hdt. 2.70, etc.; hook of a spindle, Pl. R. 616c; surgical instrument, Philum. Ven. 2.6, Cael. Aur.TP 5.1; generally, hook, D.C. 60.35.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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