ἔρυμα

eryma

fence, guard

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Oeconomica 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 2 1343a18–1343b6

1343b6
Parts of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 15 658b14–26

658b18
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 6 1327a11–1327b19

1327a35

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔρυμα, ατος, τό, (ἐρύω Β) A. fence, guard, ἔ. χροός, of defensive armour, Il. 4.137 ; of a cloak, Hes. Op. 536 ; θώρακας, ἐρύματα σωμάτων X. Cyr. 4.3.9 ; ἔ. νιφετοῦ a defence against.., Call. Fr. 142 ; τὸ ἔ. τοῦ τείχεος the defence given by it, Hdt. 7.223,225 ; περιβαλέσθαι ἕρκος, ἔ. τῶν νεῶν Id. 9.96, cf. Th. 8.40 ; ἔ. Τρώων the wall of Troy, S. Aj. 467 ; ἔ. λίθοις ὤρθωσαν a breast-work, Th. 6.66 ; ἔ. τειχίζεσθαι, τειχίζειν, Id. 1.11, X. HG 2.3.46 ; also of a river or trench used as a military defence, Id. An. 2.4.22. 2. safeguard or defence, ἔ. χώρας, of the Areopagus, A. Eu. 701 ; παῖδας ἔ. δώμασι E. Med. 597 ; ἔ. πολεμίας χερός against.., ib.1322 ; ἔ. χθονὸς ὄφρα βάλοιτο Call. Hec. 1.2.8.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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