ἐκνεφίας
eknephias
a hurricane, caused by clouds meeting and bursting
Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἐκνεφίας (sc. ἄνεμος), ὁ, A. a hurricane, caused by clouds meeting and bursting, 46.5, Mete. 365a1 ; νότος ἐ. 20.88. 2. ἐ. ὄμβρος rain with sunshine, ap. 19.96; ἐ. ἥλιος seen through clouds, ap. 10.9.1, cf. Gym. 58. 3. ἐ. πυρετός, perh. fever with sweating, ap. Gal.l.c.
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