ἐκφύω

ekphyo

generate

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 517a6–517b2

517a22
Book IX 1
Chapter 5 611a15–611b31

611b13
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 5 396a33–397b6

397a26
Generation of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 11 761a12–763b16

762b20
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 3 468b16–469a26

468b22
Physics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 3 253a22–254b6

253b15

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκφύω, A. generate: mostly of the male, beget, S. OT 437,827, etc.; ὃς ἐξέφυσεν Ἀερόπης λέκτρων ἄπο Ἀγαμέμνονʼ E. Hel. 391. 2. rarely of the female, bear, S. OC 984. 3. generally, produce, ἡ γῆ κατὰ καιρὸν ἐκφύουσα πάντα Arist. Mu. 397a26; ἐ. κέρατα Id. HA 611b13: abs., of seed, germinate, D. 24.154. II. Pass., with pf. and aor. 2 Act., to be engendered, born from, κεφαλαὶ τρεῖς ἑνὸς αὐχένος ἐκπεφυυῖαι (Ep. pf. part.) Il. 11.40; πατρός, μητρὸς ἐκφῦναι, S. Aj. 487,1295, E. Ion 542; λάληα ἐκπεφυκός a born tattler, S. Ant. 320. 2. grow, of hair, μέχρις ἂν [αἱ τρίχες] ἐκφυῶσι Archig. ap. Gal. 12.407; spring, take rise, of muscles, ib.18(2).981. III. intr. in pres. Act., ἕλκεα ἐκφύουσιν Hp. Epid. 6.5.15, cf. Arist. Pr. 883b26.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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