δυσμή

dysme

setting

Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 17
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Book I 2
Chapter 6 342b25–344a4

343b3

Chapter 13 349a12–351a18

350b1
Book II 12
Chapter 4 359b27–361b13

361a9

Chapter 6 363a21–365a13

363a34
363b5
363b6
363b12
363b19
363b25
364a21
364a24
364a26
365a7

Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

367b9
Book III 3
Chapter 2 371b18–372b11

372a14
372a16

Chapter 6 377a29–378b6

377b28
History of Animals 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

572a17
Book VIII 1
Chapter 19 601b9–602b19

602b7
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 418a26–419b3

418b26
Poetics 1
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Chapter 21 1457a31–1458a17

1457b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

δυσμή, ἡ, (δύω) A. = δύσις, setting, mostly in pl., ἀελίου δ. S. OC 1245, cf. A. Fr. 69, Hp. Epid. 7.5, Pl. Phd. 61e; ἐπὶ δυσμῇσιν ἐών at the point of setting, Hdt. 3.104; περὶ ἡλίου δυσμάς Lys. 1.39; ἥλιος ἦν ἤδη περὶ δυσμάς Hell.Oxy. 15.5: metaph., τὸ γῆρας δυσμαὶ βίου Arist. Po. 1457b25, cf. D.H. 4.79, Ph. 1.678, S.E. M. 9.90, Diog.Oen. 2, etc. II. the quarter of sunset, west, ἀπὸ ἑσπέρης τε καὶ [ἡλίου] δυσμέων Hdt. 2.31; πρὸς ἡλίου δυσμέων Id. 7.115, cf. 2.33; πρὸς δυσμαῖς A. Pers. 232; opp. ἀνατολαί, BGU 1049.8 (iv A. D.):—also δυθμή, Call. Cer. 10 (pl.), Fr. 539 (sg.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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