διοίγνυμι

dioignymi

open

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 503b29–504b12

504b5
Book IV 1
Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

530a1
Book V 2
Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548a29
548a31
Book IX 1
Chapter 7 612b18–613b5

613a4
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 17 476a16–476b12

476b4
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 664a12–665a26

664b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

διοίγνυμι, A. open, τὰς γνάθους διοίγνυτε Ar. Ec. 852: metaph., τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ὄμμα Ph. 1.442:—Pass., Id. 2.414:—also διοίγω, S. Aj. 346, OT 1287, 1295 (Pass.), Pl. Smp. 222a (Pass.), etc.; ᾗ δʼ ἂν διοίξῃς σφάγια (sc. τῇ μαχαίρᾳ) E. Supp. 1205.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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