ἐρέβινθος

erebinthos

chick-pea, Cicer arietinum

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book V 1
Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

546b21
Book VIII 1
Chapter 21 603a30–604a3

603b27
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 160 846a33–37

846a35

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρέβινθος (proparox.), ὁ, A. chick-pea, Cicer arietinum, κύαμοι ἢ ἐ. Il. 13.589, cf. Pl. R. 372c ; eaten as dessert, Xenoph. 22.3, Ar. Pax 1136, Crobyl. 9, etc. ; χρύσειοι ἐ. Sapph. 30 ; κριὸς ἐ., of a special variety, Sophil. 8, cf.Thphr. HP 8.5.1. II. metaph., of the membrum virile, Ar. Ach. 801, Ra. 545(lyr.) ; cf. κριθή IV. (Cf. ὄροβος, Lat. ervum.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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