χρυσίον

chrysion

a piece of gold

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 7
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Chapter 26 832a23–25

832a24
Chapter 42 833a28–31

833a30
Chapter 46 833b13–17

833b16
Chapter 47 833b18–20

833b19
Chapter 48 833b21–31

833b21
Chapter 58 834b18–30

834b21
Chapter 88 837a30–837b7

837b3
Oeconomica 4
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Book II 4
Chapter 1 1345b7–1346a31

1345b34

Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1349b34
1351a14
1352a28
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 2 1246b37–1248b7

1247a18

Dictionary (LSJ)

χρυσίον, τό, Dim. of χρυσός, A. a piece of gold, generally, gold, Hdt. 3.95,97, Pl. Euthd. 288e, R. 336e, al. 2. anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον Th. 2.13: pl., D. 27.10, 48.55, Men. Sam. 167, 1 Ep.Pet. 3.3, Plu. Tim. 15. 3. esp. gold coin, money, E. Cyc. 161; οὔτʼ ἀργύριον οὔτε χρυσίον Ar. Eq. 472, cf. Pl. 808, Ra. 720 (troch.), etc.; χ. Ἀττικόν IG 22.1687.16; λῆρος πάντα πρὸς τὸ χ. Antiph. 232.1; ἐγὼ δʼ ὑπέλαβον χρησίμους εἶναι θεοὺς τἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χ. Men. 537.4 : but στατῆρας χρυσίου Eup. 112; χρυσία pieces of gold, Pl. R. 336e. 4. gold thread, Hp. Art. 32. II. as a term of endearment, my little treasure! Ar. Lys. 930, cf. Ap 11.232 (Callias Arg.). 2. = τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον, Hsch.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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