βουβών

boubon

groin

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book I 1
Chapter 14 493b2–11

493b9
Book III 2
Chapter 4 514a23–515a26

515a8
515a10
Book VII 1
Chapter 3 583a14–583b28

583b2
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

808a23

Dictionary (LSJ)

βουβών, ῶνος, ὁ, A. groin, Il. 4.492, etc.; κοινὸν μέρος . . μηροῦ καὶ ἤτρου β. Arist. HA 493b9: in pl., μέχρι βουβώνων Pherecr. 23, cf. Luc. Tim. 56. 2. in pl., glands, Hp. Epid. 2.2.24. 3. swollen gland, Id. Aph. 4.55, Arist. Pr. 883b21, Men. Georg. 51, J. Ap. 2.2. II. = Lat. bubo, owl, Id. AJ 18.6.7, 19.8.2.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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