χολάω

cholao

to be full of black bile, to be melancholy mad

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 3
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Book IV 3
Chapter 2 676b16–677b10

676b22
677a24

Chapter 3 677b11–36

677b11
Metaphysics 2
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Book Η 2
Chapter 4 1044a15–1044b20

1044a19
1044a22
De Anima 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 424b22–425b11

425b1
History of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 15 505b25–506b23

506a25

Dictionary (LSJ)

χολάω, (χολή) A. to be full of black bile, to be melancholy mad, ἀνδράσιν πείθει χολῶσιν Ar. Nu. 833, cf. Epicr. 5.7, Strato 1.7, Men. Epit. 176. II. = χολόομαι, to be angry, rage, Antiph. 334, D.L. 9.66, v.l. in Mosch. 1.10, LXX 3 Ma. 3.1; Ep. part. χολόων Nic. Th. 140.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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