ἀρχός

archos

leader, chief

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 17 506b32–509a23

507a33
Book III 1
Chapter 3 512b12–514a22

512b31
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 7 401a12–401b29

401b5
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29

773a28
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 14 674a9–676a5

675b11

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀρχός, ὁ, A. leader, chief, εἷς δέ τις ἀρχὸς ἀνήρ Il. 1.144: c. gen., νηῶν 2.493; οἰωνῶν Pi. P. 1.7; ruler, Τειχιούσσης SIG 3d (Milet., vi B. C.); πόλεως (opp. ἔτης), prob. in E. Fr. 1014. 2. = ἄρχων, IG 7.3301, al. 3. ἀ. ἑῴας, = dux Orientis, ib.14.1073 (iv A. D.). 4. of a god, SIG 56.26 (Argos, v B. C.). II. the rectum, Hp. Aph. 5.58, Arist. HA 507a33, Theol.Ar. 51. 2. the anus, Hp. Haem. 2, Epid. 5.20.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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