ἄποτος

apotos

not drinkable

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book VIII 3
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

594a1

Chapter 8 595b22–596a2

596a1

Chapter 18 601a23–601b8

601b1
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 422a8–422b16

422a32
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 3 380a11–381b22

380b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄποτος, ον, A. not drinkable, ὕδωρ Hdt. 4.81, Pherecr. 70,etc. 2. not drunk from, ποτήριον Philostr. VA 4.20. II. Act., never drinking, ὄνοι Hdt. 4.192; of grasshoppers, Pl. Phdr. 259c; of birds of prey, Arist. HA 594a1. 2. not drinking, without drink, ἄσιτος ἁνήρ, ἄ. S. Aj. 324, cf. X. Cyr. 7.5.53; ἄ. ἀνέχεσθαι Arist. HA 596a1; not given to drinking, ἐδωδοὶ καὶ ἄ. Hp. Aër. 1; but, unable to drink, Id. Epid. 2.3.7. 3. in Architecture, ἁρμοὶ ἄ. not admitting water, of closefitting joints, IG 22.244.90.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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