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γωνία

gonia

corner, angle

Appears 55 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

γωνία, ἡ, A. corner, angle, Hdt. 1.51, Pl. Men. 84d, etc.; γ. ἐπίπεδος, στερεά, plane, solid angle, Euc. 1 Def. 8,11Def. 11; αἱ πρὸς τῇ βάσει γ. the angles at the base, Id. 1.5; ἡ ὑπὸ ΒΑΓ or ὑπὸ τῶν ΒΑΓ γ. the angle ΒΑΓ, Id. 1.9,al. 2. metaph., corner, secluded spot, ἐν γωνίᾳ ψιθυρίζειν Pl. Grg. 485d; ἐν γ. πεπραγμένον Act.Ap. 26.26. 3. of the four quarters of the compass, Ptol. Tetr. 29. 4. joint, Arist. PA 690a13. II. joinerʼs square, Pl. Phlb. 51c, Plu. Marc. 19. III. cutwater of a bridge, D.S. 2.8. IV. of persons, leader, chief, LXX 1 Ki. 14.38. (Akin to γόνυ.)

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