ἐπικάλυμμα

epikalymma

cover, veil

Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 15
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Book II 1
Chapter 13 504b13–505b4

505a1
Book IV 8
Chapter 3 527b1–34

527b15
527b17
527b19
527b21
527b26
527b27
527b31

Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

530a21
Book V 5
Chapter 7 541b19–33

541b26
541b30

Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

547b3

Chapter 17 549a14–549b28

549a22
549a32
Book VIII 1
Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

599a14
Parts of Animals 5
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Book IV 5
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34

679b26

Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

696b3
696b5
696b8
696b12
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 9 421a7–422a7

422a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπικάλυμμα [κᾰ], ατος, τό, A. cover, veil, πλοῦτος πολλῶν ἐ. ἐστιν κακῶν Men. 90. II. in animals, covering of any orifice, of the gills of fish, Arist. HA 505a1, PA 696b3; of the opercula of crabs and other crustacea, Id. HA 527b26, 541b26, cf. 530a21.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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