Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἀροτήρ

ἀροτήρ

aroter

plougher, husbandman

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀροτήρ [ᾰ], ῆρος, , A. plougher, husbandman, Il. 18.542, 23.835, Hecat. 335J., E. El. 104, etc.: in Prose, Σκύθαι ἀροτῆρες, opp. νομάδες, Hdt. 4.17, cf. 191, 1.125, 7.50. 2. as Adj., βοῦς ἀροτήρ steer for ploughing, Hes. Op. 405, Arat. 132, Plu. Pyrrh. 5, OGI 519.21 (Asia Minor, iii A. D.), etc.; ὁλκός Nonn. D. 3.192; τένων Orph. H. 40.8. II. metaph., begetter, father, τέκνων E. Tr. 135 (lyr.); εὐτεκνίης IG 14.1615.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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