ὕφαιμος

hyphaimos

suffused with blood, blood-shot

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physiognomonics 3
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Chapter 2 806a19–807a30

806b4
Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

807b29
807b32
History of Animals 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 21 603a30–604a3

603b23

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὕφαιμος, ον, (αἷμα) A. suffused with blood, blood-shot, Hp. Aph. 5.23; of the nails, Orib. Syn. 7.18; ὑγρασία Sor. 1.19; ῥοῦς Id. 2.43; οἱ βραχίονες καὶ οἱ καρποὶ τῶν χειρῶν D. 47.59; esp. of the eyes, S.E. P. 1.44, Gal. 18(2).301. Philostr. Gym. 25, Philostr.Jun. Im. 15; βλέφαρα ὕ. Arist. Phgn. 807b29; ὕφαιμον βλέπειν Men. Epit. 479, Ael. NA 3.21; ῥίζα ὑ. τὴν χρόαν Dsc. 4.23. II. of complexion or temperament, sanguine, Hp. Epid. 3.14; ὕ. ἵππος hot-blooded, Pl. Phdr. 253e; θερμὸς καὶ ὕ. Arist. Phgn. 806b4, cf. 807b32.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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