βιβλίον

biblion

strip of

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book IV 1
Chapter 7 531b20–532b28

532a18
Book V 1
Chapter 32 557b1–31

557b9
Metaphysics 1
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Book Η 1
Chapter 2 1042b9–1043a28

1042b18

Dictionary (LSJ)

βιβλίον or βυβλίον, τό, A. strip of βύβλος, Thphr. HP 4.8.4: hence, paper, document, Hdt. 1.123, 3.128, Ar. Av. 974, etc.; τὸ β. τοῦ ψηφίσματος IG 22.1.61; β. ἀποστασίου notice of divorce, Ev.Matt. 19.7. 2. = βιβλίδιον, petition to the Government, = Lat. libellus, BGU 422 (ii A. D.), POxy. 86.16 (iv A. D.), etc. 3. = δέλτος, tablet, LXX To. 7.14. II. book, Eup. 304, Theognet. 1.8, Pl. Ap. 26d, etc.; μέγα β. ἴσον τῷ μεγάλῳ κακῷ Call. Fr. 359. 2. book as the division of a work, ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ β. Dsc. 2 Praef., Ph. 1.329, etc. 3. τὰ β. place in which books are kept, library, ἀνεθήκατε εἰς τὰ β. D.Chr. 37.8. 4. τὰ β. τὰ ἅγια the sacred books or Scriptures, LXX 1 Ma. 12.9; τὰ β. τοῦ νόμου ib.1.56.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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