Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἁφάω

ἁφάω

haphao

to handle

Appears 41 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἁφάω, (ἁφή Ep. Verb, A. to handle, θώρηκα καὶ ἀγκύλα τόξʼ ἁφόωντα rubbing and polishing them, Il. 6.322; ὠτειλὰς ἁφόωσιν Opp. H. 5.329; ἁφόων θησαυρόν AP 11.366 (Maced.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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