βλίττω

blitto

cut out the comb of bees, take the honey

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book V 1
Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

554a15
Book IX 2
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

627a32
627b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

βλίττω, aor. ἔβλῐσα Pl. R. 564e:—Α. cut out the comb of bees, take the honey, l.c.; σφηκιὰν β. S. Fr. 778: metaph., β. τὸν δῆμον rob the people of their honey, Ar. Eq. 794, cf. Lys. 475:—Pass., πλεῖστονδὴ . . τοῖς κηρῆσι μέλι βλίττεται prob. in Pl. l.c.; β. τὰ σμήνη the hives have their honey taken, Arist. HA 554a15, cf. 627b2. II. βλίσσειν· = μαλάσσειν, Erot. Fr. 16. (For μλίτ-yω, cf. μέλι.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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