ἐννέα

ennea

nine

Appears 11 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 8
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Book V 1
Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

554b7
Book VI 2
Chapter 21 575a13–575b20

575a25

Chapter 36 580b1–9

580b8
Book VIII 2
Chapter 7 595b4–21

595b18

Chapter 9 596a3–12

596a4
Book IX 3
Chapter 13 615b19–616a13

615b21

Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

623b8
623b15
Metaphysics 3
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Book Α 1
Chapter 5 985b23–987a28

986a11
Book Ν 2
Chapter 6 1092b26–1093b29

1093a29
1093b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐννέα, Dor. also ἐννῆ (q.v.), indecl., A. nine, Il. 6.174, Od. 8.258, etc.; Μοῦσαι ἐννέα Hes. Th. 917, Od. 24.60; τρὶς ἐννέα κλῶνας, in a religious ceremony, S. OC 483; τρὶς ἐ. ἔτη Orac. ap. Th. 5.26. 2. as a round number for, many, τρὶς ἐννέα φῶτας ἔπεφνεν Il. 16.785, cf. Od. 11.577, Sch.Nic. Th. 781. (Cf. Lat. novem, Skt. náva, etc.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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