διχοτόμος

dichotomos

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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On the Heavens 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 11 291b11–23

291b21

Chapter 12 291b24–293a14

292a4
History of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 492a13–493a4

492b17

Dictionary (LSJ)

διχοτόμος, ον, A. cutting in two, Ammon.p.44V.: but, II. proparox., διχότομος, ον, cut in half, divided equally, μυκτήρ Arist. HA 492b17; δ. σελήνη the half-moon, Id. Pr. 911b36, Aristarch.Sam. Hyp. 3, Gem. 9.8, prob. in Plu. 2.929f; σελήνης σύμβολον τὸ δ. Porph. ap.Eus. PE 3.11; μέχρι διχοτόμου till the second quarter, Antyll. ap. Orib. 9.3.2; κατʼ ἀμφοτέρας τὰς διχοτόμους (sc. φάσεις) at the first and third quarters, Ptol. Alm. 5.1.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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