εὐανθής

euanthes

blooming, downy

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Colours 4
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Chapter 2 792a4–792b32

792a15
792a28
Chapter 4 794a16–794b11

794b5
Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

797a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐανθής, ές, A. blooming, downy, πυκάσαι τε γένυς εὐανθέϊ λάχνῃ Od. 11.320. II. rich in flowers, flowery, ἀγροί Thgn. 1200; κόλποι λειμώνων Ar. Ra. 373 (lyr.); τόπος Pl. Smp. 196b; decked with flowers, στόλος Pi. P. 2.62, cf. Sapph. 78; freely flowering, Thphr. HP 6.2.3. 2. flowered, gay-coloured, gay, bright, χρῶμα Pl. Phd. 100d, cf. Arist. Col. 792a15, 794b5 (Comp.); θρόμβοι αἵματος Hp. Coac. 621, cf. 575; στρωμναί Ph. 1.639 (Sup.); ἐσθής Luc. Rh.Pr. 15; βαφαί Ael. NA 16.41; πορφύρη AP 6.250 (Antiphil.); λίθος Jul. Or. 2.51a; τὸ εὐ. τοῦ ὄρνιθος its bright colours, Ath. 9.399a; pink, flushed, σῶμα Sor. 1.100. III. metaph., blooming, fresh, goodly, ὄλβος Pi. I. 5(4).12; of persons, ἁλικία ib.7(6).34, cf. O. 6.84, Ar. Nu. 1002; εὐ. ὀργά a goodly, noble temper, Pi. P. 1.89: ἐν ἅλμῃ . . εὐανθεστέρᾳ in fresher brine, Sotad.Com. 1.21: Sup. -εστάτη ἡλικία Plu. 2.120a.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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