εὐνοῦχος

eunouchos

castrated person, eunuch

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

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Generation of Animals 3
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Book IV 1
Chapter 1 763b20–766b26

766a26
Book V 2
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

784a6
784a9
De Audibilibus 1
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

803b20
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632a4
Metaphysics 1
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Book Δ 1
Chapter 12 1019a15–1020a6

1019b19
Politics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 10 1310a39–1313a14

1311b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐνοῦχος, ὁ, (εὐνή, ἔχω) A. castrated person, eunuch, employed to take charge of the women and act as chamberlain (whence the name, ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν ἔχων), Hdt. 3.130, al., Ar. Ach. 117, X. Cyr. 7.5.60, etc. 2. of animals, Philostr. Her. 1.3, Sch.Par.A.R. 1.585. 3. of dates, without stones, Arist. Fr. 267:—Pythag. name for θρίδαξ, Lycus ap. Ath. 2.69e. II. as Adj., watching the bed, sleepless, λαμπάδες εὐνούχοισιν ὄμμασιν S. Fr. 789.

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