ἕλειος

heleios

of the marsh

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 3
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Book III 1
Chapter 14 674a9–676a5

674b31
Book IV 2
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

693a15
694b13
History of Animals 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter 36 620a17–620b9

620a21

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἕλειος, ον (α, ον Ar. Av. 244 (lyr.), Dsc. 4.52): (ἕλος):—A. of the marsh or meadow, ἕ. ὕδωρ marsh-water, Hp. Aër. 10; ἕ. δάπεδον the surface of the meads, Ar. Ra. 352 (lyr.). 2. growing or dwelling in the marsh, δόναξ A. Pers. 494; τῶν Αἰγυπτίων οἱ ἕ. Th. 1.110; βίος ἕ. Arist. PA 693a15; [ζῷα] ἕ. ib.674b31; σχοῖνος Dsc. l.c.; ἀκτή Ps.-Dsc. 4.173; ἕλειον, τό, = asparagus, Gloss. II. Ἑλεία, ἡ, title of Artemis in Cos, Schwyzer 251B 5.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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