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χαῦνος

chaunos

porous, spongy

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

χαῦνος, η, ον, but ος, ον Pl. Lg. 728e, Arist. Pr. 934b11:—of tissues, A. porous, spongy, Hp. Aph. 5.67; χ. ὀστέα, such as the collar-bone, Id. Art. 14; loose, συστροφή Pl. Plt. 282e; μαστοί Sor. 1.88; ἅλες χ. καὶ λεπτοὶ ὥσπερ χιών Arist. Mete. 359a32; γῆ, opp. στερρός, Id.Pr.l.c., cf. Ephor. 65 (e) J.; loose-grained, of timber, Thphr. HP 3.4.3, 5.3.3; also of the fruit of the medlar, spongy, ib.3.12.5; -ότατος πυρετός, = ῥοώδης (A) II.a, Erot. s.v. σπόγγοι; τὸ χ. D.S. 3.14. Adv. -νως, of garments hanging loosely, Hdn. 4.15.3; of bandaging, Pall. in Hp. Fract. 12.285C. II. metaph., empty, frivolous, νόος Sol. 11.6; πραπίς Pi. P. 2.61; κενεᾶν ἐλπίδων χαῦνον τέλος Id. N. 8.45; χαῦνα μὲν τότʼ ἐφράσαντο Sol. 34; χαύνους τὰς ψυχὰς καὶ θρασείας ποιεῖ conceited, Pl. Lg. 728e; ὁ μεγάλων ἑαυτὸν ἀξιῶν, ἀνάξιος ὤν, χαῦνος Arist. EN 1123b9: Comp., οἱ -ότεροι τεχνῖται Phld. Rh. 1.376 S. Adv. -νως sluggishly, Eustr. in EN 379.15. 2. of vast extension, ὄνομα Ar. Av. 819. Adv. χαύνως frivolously, Simp. in Epict.p.121 D. (Cf. χάος.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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