ἐφήμερον

ephemeron

short-lived insect, the may-fly, Ephemera longicauda

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 489a34–490b6

490a34
Book V 1
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

552b23
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393a5
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 1096a11–1097a14

1096b5
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34

682a27
Politics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 1252a24–1253a39

1252b16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐφήμερον, τό, A. short-lived insect, the may-fly, Ephemera longicauda, Arist. HA 490a34, 552b23. II. a poisonous plant, Colchicum autumnale, Thphr. HP 9.16.6, Nic. Al. 250; = κολχικόν, Dsc. 4.83. 2. Polygonatum multiflorum, ib. 84.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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