ἀράχνιον
arachnion
spiderʼs web
Appears 28 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀράχνιον, τό, A. spiderʼs web, Od. 8.280, 16.35, 190, 142, 22, Mem. 3.11.6, HA 623a30. 2. a disease in olive-trees, prob. due to the tent-caterpillar, Clisiocampa neustria, HP 4.14.10, CP 5.10.2. II. Dim. of ἀράχνη, small spider, HA 555a27, 622b27. [ᾰρᾱχν , ᾰρᾰχν Com. ll.cc.]
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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