δελφίς
delphis
dolphin
Appears 62 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δελφίς (later δελφίν, 3.37 (dub.l.), 5.157), ῖνος, ὁ:— A. dolphin, Il. 21.22, Od. 12.96, 74.7, P. 2.51, 1.24, HA 489b2, H. 1.648, etc.; as an ornament, IG 2.678B37; cf. βελφίν. II. mass of lead shaped like a dolphin, hung at the yard-arm, and let down on the decks of the enemyʼs ships, τοὺς δ. μετεωρίζου Eq. 762, cf. Sch. ad loc.; δ. κεροῦχος 12. 2. = κερκέτης, Fr. 118, H. 3.290. 3. stops in a machine, 48.4.44. III. the constellation Dolphin, 14, Mete. 345b22, 316, Cat. 31 tit., etc.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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