ῥυάς

hryas

fluid, flaccid, flabby

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 6
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Book IV 1
Chapter 8 532b29–535a26

534a27
Book V 1
Chapter 11 543b6–31

543b14
Book VI 1
Chapter 17 570a25–571b2

570b11
Book VIII 3
Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a28
598b22
598b29
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 5 667b10–668b32

668b6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ῥυάς, άδος, ὁ, ἡ, τό, (ῥέω) A. fluid, flaccid, flabby, ῥυάδος σώματος γενομένου Arist. PA 668b7. II. falling off, ῥ. θρίξ hair that is shed, Id. Pr. 898a32; ῥ. ἄμπελος a vine that sheds its grapes, Thphr. HP 4.14.6 (cod. Urb., v.l. ῥοάς), Gp. 5.39.1. III. as Subst., ῥῠάδες, οἱ, fishes that go in shoals with the currents, like herrings, Arist. HA 534a27, 543b14, Ael. NA 9.46, al. 2. ῥῠάς, ἡ, a disease of the eye causing a continual weeping discharge, Cels. 7.7.4, Gal. 10.1002. 3. urinary fistula, Heliod. ap. Orib. 45.7.5, 50.4 tit., Aret. SD 2.4 (ῥοι- codd.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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