δεῖνα
deina
such an one, so-and-so
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δεῖνα, ὁ, ἡ, τό, gen. δεῖνος, dat. δεῖνι, acc. δεῖνα: sts. indecl. (v. infr.): nom. δεῖν, ὁ, 58: gen. and dat. τοῦ δείνατος, τῷ δείνατι, Pron. 60.12, EM 614.51:—A. such an one, so-and-so, always with Art., ὁ δεῖνα Ra. 918, etc.; τὸν δεῖνα τὸν τοῦ δεῖνα Th. 622; ὁ δεῖνα τοῦ δεῖνος τὸν δεῖνʼ εἰσήγγειλεν 13.5; ἃ ἂν ὁ δ. ἢ ὁ δ. εἴπῃ 2.31; ὁ δ. καὶ ὁ δ. Rh. 1416a23; ἡ δεῖνα 22; τὸ δ., euphem. for τὸ πέος, Ach. 1149, cf. Sch.Bis Acc. 23; τὸ δ. δʼ ἐσθίεις; do you eat such a fish? 129.6: in gen., ἐμὸς ἢ τοῦ δεῖνος mine or some otherʼs, Pol. 1262a3: dat., τῷ δεῖνι μεμφόμενος 20.104, cf. 37.56: pl., οἱ δεῖνες 24.180; τῶν δείνων 20.106. II. τὸ δ. in Com. as an interjection to express an idea which suddenly strikes one, by the way, mark you, V. 524, Pax 268, etc.: in later Prose, Vit.Auct. 19.
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