ῥίνη

hrine

file, rasp

Appears 17 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 11
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Book II 1
Chapter 15 505b25–506b23

506b8
Book III 1
Chapter 19 520b10–521b3

521a30
Book V 3
Chapter 5 540b6–541a34

540b11

Chapter 10 543a14–543b5

543a14

Chapter 11 543b6–31

543b9
Book VI 4
Chapter 10 564b14–566a1

565b25

Chapter 11 566a2–566b1

566a20
566a27
566a30
Book IX 2
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

620b30
622a13
De Audibilibus 2
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Chapter 1 800a1–804b39

803a2
803b10
Generation of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 19 726a28–727b32

727a13
Book II 1
Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

746b6
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 13 473a15–474a24

473b12
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

697a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ῥίνη, ἡ, A. file, rasp, X. Cyr. 6.2.33, Arist. Aud. 803a2, Aen.Tact. 18.5, IGΙΙ(2).173.11 (Delos, iii B.C.), etc.; χαρακταὶ ῥῖναι AP 6.205 (Leon.). II. shark with a rough skin, used (like shagreen) for polishing wood and marble, Rhina squatina, angel fish, Hp. Int. 1, Epich. 59, Archipp. 25, Anaxandr. 41.53, Arist. HA 540b11, al. (ῥινή I, ῥίνη II acc. to Hdn.Gr.1.333.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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