ἐλεφαντιστής

elephantistes

elephant-driver

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

497b28
Book IX 2
Chapter 1 608a11–610a35

610a27
610a30

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλεφαντιστής, οῦ, ὁ, A. elephant-driver, Arist. HA 497b28 (cf. Demetr. Eloc. 97), Porph. Abst. 3.6. II. shield of elephant-hide, App. Pun. 46.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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