διφυής

diphyes

of double nature

Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 8
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Book I 8
Chapter 9 491b14–33

491b14

Chapter 11 492a13–493a4

492b34

Chapter 12 493a5–16

493a12
493a13

Chapter 13 493a17–493b1

493a18

Chapter 15 493b12–494b18

493b26
494a10

Chapter 16 494b19–496a3

494b31
Parts of Animals 5
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Book II 1
Chapter 10 655b28–657a11

657a4
Book III 4
Chapter 7 669b13–670b31

669b14
669b18
669b18
670a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

διφυής, ές: neut. pl. διφυῆ, also διφυᾶ Arist. PA 669b18 (s. v. l.):—Α. of double nature or form, ἔχιδνα μειξοπάρθενος δ. Hdt. 4.9; of Centaurs, S. Tr. 1095, Pherecyd. 50 J.; of Pan, Pl. Cra. 408d; Κέκροψ, i. e. man and serpent, but expld. as of double sex (Suid.), or of double race (Egyptian and Greek), D.S. 1.28; δ. Ἔρως sexual intercourse, Orph. A. 14. 2. generally, twofold, double, κόραι Ion Lyr.16; ὀφρύες Arist. HA 491b14; στῆθος διφυὲς μαστοῖς ib.493a12; ἡ τῶν μυκτήρων δύναμις Id. PA 657a4; μῦς, of the biceps, Gal. UP 13.13; αὐλός Aret. SD 2.13.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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