ἀνορύσσω

anorysso

dig up

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book V 1
Chapter 33 557b32–558a24

558a10
Book VI 2
Chapter 37 580b10–581a5

580b23
580b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνορύσσω, Att. ἀνορύττω, pf. Pass. ἀνορώρυγμαι Men. 468:—A. dig up what has been buried, τὰ ὀστέα Hdt. 2.41, Lycurg. 113; ὑδρίας Ar. Av. 602; τινά Id. Pax 372, Plu. Ages. 20; χρυσόν Luc. Cont. 11. 2. ἀ. τάφον dig up, break open, destroy it, Hdt. 1.68, Isoc. 16.26.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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