βελόνη

belone

needle

Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 7
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Book II 1
Chapter 15 505b25–506b23

506b9
Book V 1
Chapter 11 543b6–31

543b11
Book VI 3
Chapter 13 567a17–568a10

567b23

Chapter 17 570a25–571b2

571a2
571a5
Book IX 2
Chapter 2 610b1–19

610b6

Chapter 14 616a14–34

616a32
De Anima 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 8 419b4–421a6

420a24
420a24
On the Heavens 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 6 313a16–313b23

313a19
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 755a6–35

755a33

Dictionary (LSJ)

βελόνη, ἡ, (βέλοσ A. needle, Batr. 130, Eup. 259, Arist. Cael. 313a19; βελόνας διείρειν Aeschin. 3.166. II. pipe-fish, Syngnathus, Arist. HA 567b23; garfish, Belone acus, ib.506b10, Dorio ap.Ath. 7.319d; but prob. f.l. for βάλανος, Archipp. 24.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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