ἔκθλιψις

ekthlipsis

squeezing out

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On the Heavens 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 8 276a18–277b26

277b2
277b6
Meteorology 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 4 341b1–342a33

342a15
Book II 1
Chapter 9 369a10–370a33

369a22
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

626a20
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 10 471b30–472b5

472a16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔκθλιψις, εως, ἡ, A. squeezing out, Hp. Aph. 7.85, Arist. Mete. 342a15, Epicur. Ep. 2p.50U. ; τοῦ λοιποῦ (sc. οὔρου) Gal. UP 5.16. II. affliction, distress, LXX Ez. 12.18. III. Gramm., ecthlipsis, ejection of a letter, as σκῆπτρον, σκᾶπτον, A.D. Conj. 230.10, etc.; also, elision, Eust. 984.15(pl.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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