ὑπέκκαυμα

hypekkauma

combustible matter, fuel

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 8
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Book I 7
Chapter 4 341b1–342a33

341b19
341b24
341b25
341b29

Chapter 7 344a5–345a10

344a29
344a31
344b14
Book II 1
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20

361b19
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 12 473a3–14

473a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑπέκκαυμα, ατος, τό, A. combustible matter, fuel, X. Cyr. 7.5.22, Arist. Resp. 473a5, Mete. 341b19, al.: metaph. of food, as supplying animal heat, Hp. Aph. 1.14, Plu. 2.694f, Aët. 9.19. b. the supposed Sphere of Fire surrounding the atmosphere, Simp. in Cael. 20.26, al. (quoting Arist. Mete. l.c.). 2. metaph., provocative, incentive, ἔρωτος X. Smp. 4.25; πολλοῖς ὑ. ἔστʼ ἔρωτος μουσική Men. 237, cf. Phld. Mus.p.80 K.; ὑ. τῆς νόσου Arist. Pr. 859b19; πόθου καὶ χάριτος Plu. Lyc. 15.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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