ὑπόζωμα
hypozoma
diaphragm, midriff
Appears 47 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὑπόζωμα, ατος, τό, (ὑποζώννυμι) A. diaphragm, midriff, HA 509b17, 514a30, PA 674a9, al. 2. in insects, division between thorax and abdomen, HA 535b8, PA 659b16, al. II. in pl., ropes or braces used to strengthen the hull of a trireme (cf. ὑποζώννυμι II), R. 616c (where a beam of light passing through heaven and earth is compared to τὰ ὑ. τῶν τριήρων), Lg. 945c, IG 22.1479.49, 1609.108, 1611.335,410, 1612.319, 1622.287,640, 1627.410, 1668.74, 1673.12,13, etc.; ὑ. ἐλάμβανε δώδεκα (sc. ἡ τεσσαρακοντήρης ναῦς) · ἑξακοσίων δʼ ἦν ἕκαστον πηχῶν 1; ὁ στόμαχος καθάπερ νεὼς τοῦ σώματος ὑ. ὑπάρχει in Rh.Mus. 58.99; cf. ζώμευμα.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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