εὐμήκης

eumekes

tall

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 653b19–654a31

654a23
Book IV 1
Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

696a17
Physiognomonics 1
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Chapter 5 809a26–810a13

809b24

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐμήκης, Dor. εὐμάκης [ᾱ], ες, (μῆκος) A. tall, Pl. Prm. 127b, Thphr. HP 3.9.2, Theoc. 14.25; long, ξυστοί Jul. Or. 2.60a: Comp. -έστερος Arist. PA 696a17: Sup.-έστατος PPetr. 2p.14 (iii B.C.), Str. 5.2.5. 2. considerable, great, τύχαι E. IA 595 (anap.). 3. εὔμηκες, τό, kind of balsam, Plin. HN 12.114.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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