χαλκίς

chalkis

a brazen pot

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 9
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Book IV 2
Chapter 6 531a8–531b19

531b12

Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

535b18
Book V 1
Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

543a2
Book VI 2
Chapter 14 568a11–569a9

568a18
568b24
Book VIII 2
Chapter 20 602b20–603a29

602b28

Chapter 24 604a22–605a15

604b23
Book IX 2
Chapter 12 615a20–615b18

615b10

Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621b7
Politics 2
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Book V 2
Chapter 4 1303b17–1304b18

1304a29

Chapter 12 1315b11–1316b27

1316a31
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 2 676b16–677b10

677a3

Dictionary (LSJ)

χαλκίς, ίδος, ἡ, an unknown bird (cf. κύμινδις), Il. 14.291, cf. Arist. HA 615b10, Parth. 13.4:—Cratin. 315 (hex.) parodies Il. l.c., taking χ. in the sense of A. a brazen pot. 2. = pica maritima (i. e. roller, Coracias garrula), Gloss. II. a migratory fish, perh. pilchard or sardine, Clupea sardina, Epich. 48, al., Arist. HA 543a2, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.328d, Opp. H. 1.244; also a freshwater fish, Arist. HA 568a18. III. = ζιγνίς, a poisonous lizard, cicigna, ib.604b23, Plin. HN 32.30, Aët. 13.15; cf. χαλκιδικός II.2. IV. at Lacedaemon, female slave, Proxen. 8, Eust. 1090.57. V. as pr. n., Χαλκίς, ίδος, ἡ, Chalcis, name of various cities, Il. 2.537, etc.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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