ἐκρήγνυμι

ekregnymi

break off, snap asunder

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

366b32
368b5
History of Animals 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 24 604a22–605a15

604b21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκρήγνυμι, fut. -ρήξω S. Aj. 775 :—Α. break off, snap asunder, νευρὴν δʼ ἐξέρρηξε νεόστροφον Il. 15.469: c. gen., ὕδωρ ἐξέρρηξεν ὁδοῖο the water broke off a piece of the road, 23.421:—Pass., break, snap asunder, of bows, εἰ τὸν πάντα χρόνον ἐντεταμένα εἴη, ἐκραγείη ἂν [τὰ τόξα] Hdt. 2.173 ; of clothes, to be rent asunder, cj. in Chaerem. 14.9. II. c. acc. cogn., let break forth, break out with, νεφέλη ὄμβρον ἐκρήξει Plu. Fab. 12 ; ἐ. ὀργήν Luc. Cal. 23 :—Pass., break out, of an ulcer, Hdt. 3.133 ; burst, of an abscess, Hp. Aph. 4.82 ; ἔνθεν ἐκραγήσονται.. ποταμοὶ πυρός A. Pr. 369 ; of a quarrel, ἐξερράγη ἐς τὸ μέσον broke out in public, Hdt. 8.74 ; of persons, break out into passionate words, ἐκραγῆναι ἔς τινα Id. 6.129, cf. Th. 8.84 : pf.ἐξερρωγέναι throw aside restraint, become dissolute, Procop. Arc. 1. III. sts. intr. in Act., οὔ ποτʼ ἐκρήξει μάχη S.l.c.; ἐκρήξας ἄνεμος Arist. Mete. 366b32 : pf. part. ἐξερρωγώς precipitous, ὄρη J. AJ 14.15.5.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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