ἁδρύνω

hadryno

ripen, mature

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book VI 1
Chapter 10 564b14–566a1

565b13
Book VII 1
Chapter 8 586a31–586b26

586b24
Book IX 1
Chapter 34 619b18–620a12

619b30
Physics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 6 229b23–231a17

230b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἁδρύνω, (ἁδρός) A. ripen, mature, S. Fr. 979, X. Mem. 4.3.8; ἁδρῦναι καὶ πέψαι τὸν καρπόν Thphr. HP 3.1.3:—Pass., grow ripe, ripen, come to maturity, of fruit or corn, Hdt. 1.193, Arist. Ph. 230b2; of embrya, Hp. Septim. 1, Oct. 12, cf. Arist. HA 565b13; of nestlings, 619b30.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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