ἦτρον

etron

abdomen

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 6
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Book I 3
Chapter 13 493a17–493b1

493a19

Chapter 14 493b2–11

493b8

Chapter 15 493b12–494b18

493b22
Book VI 1
Chapter 13 567a17–568a10

567b25
Book VII 1
Chapter 9 586b27–587a8

586b32
Book IX 1
Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632a24

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἦτρον, τό, A. abdomen, esp. the lower part of it, Hp. Aph. 2.35, Pl. Phd. 118a, X. An. 4.7.15, D. 54.11, Arist. HA 493a19, Sor. 1.24: metaph., belly of a pot, Ar. Th. 509. II. pith of a reed, Nic. Th. 595.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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