βαφή

baphe

dipping

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 7
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Chapter 1 791a1–792a3

791a5
791a6
Chapter 3 792b33–794a15

793a24
793a29
793a31
Chapter 4 794a16–794b11

794b1
Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

795b11
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 14 1332b12–1334a10

1334a8
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 5 442b27–445b2

445a14

Dictionary (LSJ)

βαφή, ἡ, A. dipping of red-hot iron in water, S. Aj. 651: hence, temper or edge of a blade or tool produced thereby, τὴν β. ἀφιᾶσιν ὥσπερ ὁ σίδηρος εἰρήνην ἄγοντες Arist. Pol. 1334a8, cf. Plu. Alex. 32, Pyrrh. 24; τὰ σιδήρια τὴν β. ἀνίησι lose their edge, Thphr. HP 5.3.3, cf. CP 1.22.6; χαλκοῦ βαφαί prob. poet. for σιδήρου β. in A. Ag. 612 (v. Sch. ad loc., but cf. βάψις): metaph., temper, τῆς ἀνδρείας οἷον β. τις ὁ θυμός ἐστι καὶ στόμωμα Plu. 2.988d; of wine, ib.650b. II. dye, Thphr. HP 4.6.5; πορφυρᾶ β. A. Pers. 317 (metaph. of blood), cf. Pl. R. 430a; κρόκου βαφάς the saffron-dyed robe, A. Ag. 239 (lyr.); βαφαὶ ὕδρας the arrows dipped in the hydraʼs blood, E. HF 1188 (lyr.); χειλέων β. Philostr. Ep. 22: metaph., β. τυραννίδος Plu. 2.779c. III. enamelling, χαλκοῦ . . βαφῇ κυάνου στίλβοντος ib.395b. 2. gilding, silvering, αἱ δύο β. Zos.Alch.p.168B., cf. p.208B. IV. infection, Aret. CD 2.13.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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