γένειον

geneion

part covered by the beard, chin

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 6
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 492a13–493a4

492b22
Book III 4
Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518a23
518a33
518b17
518b18
Book VII 1
Chapter 1 581a9–582a33

582a32
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 12 95a10–96a19

96a10
On Colours 1
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Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

797b30
Generation of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

722a7

Dictionary (LSJ)

γένειον, τό, (γένυς) A. part covered by the beard, chin, Od. 16.176; πολιὸν γ. Il. 22.74; esp. in supplication, ἔλλαβε χειρὶ γενείου 8.371; γ. χειρὶ παχείῃ ἁψάμενος 10.454; γενείου λευκήρη τρίχα A. Pers. 1056 (lyr.), cf. Th. 666, Hdt. 2.36: in pl., S. OT 1277, Plu. Ant. 1; κείρασθαι τὰ γ. Id. Cat.Mi. 53: prov. of a lean animal, οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν γ. τε καὶ κέρατα nothing but chin and horns, Ar. Av. 902. 2. beard, Hdt. 6.117: pl., Theoc. 6.36, J. AJ 11.5.3, Paus. 2.10.3, Theo Sm.p.104H. b. a lionʼs mane, Luc. Cyn. 14. 3. chaps, Arist. HA 518b17; jaws, AP 7.531 (Antip. Thess.). 4. pl., teeth of a saw, Nic. Th. 53. 5. dub. sens. in IGΙΙ(2).165.11, 28 (Dclos, iii B. C.).

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