βυθός

bythos

the depth

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book IX 4
Chapter 32 618b18–619b12

619a7

Chapter 48 631a8–631b4

631a18
631a25
631a31
On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 13 293a15–296a23

294b6
Generation of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

747a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

βυθός, ὁ, A. the depth, esp. of the sea, A. Pr. 432 (lyr.), 2 Ep.Cor. 11.25. b. generally, συνιζάνειν εἰς β. sink to the bottom, Thphr. Od. 29: metaph., ἐξ οὐρίων δραμοῦσαν ἐς βυθὸν πεσεῖν S. Aj. 1083; ἀνακουφίσαι κάρα βυθῶν Id. OT 24; ἐκ βυθοῦ κηκῖον αἷμα from the deep wound, Id. Ph. 783; καταφέρεσθαι εἰς β. Arist. HA 619a7, etc.; τὴν ἀναφορὰν ποιησάμενος ἐκ τοῦ β. ib.622b7; ἐν τῷ β. τῆς θαλάττης ib.537a8: metaph., ἐν βυθῷ ἀτεχνίης in the depth of . . , Hp. Praec. 7; ἐν β. ἡ ἀλήθεια Democr. 117; εἴς τινα β. φλυαρίας ἐμπεσών Pl. Prm. 130d; ἀθεότητος Plu. 2.757c; ὑπέρκοσμος β. abyss, Dam. Pr. 106,205.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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