Ἰνδικός

indikos

Indian

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book II 2
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

499b19
499b20
Book VIII 2
Chapter 12 596b19–597b30

597b27

Chapter 28 605b22–607a8

607a4
Parts of Animals 2
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Book III 2
Chapter 2 662b23–664a11

663a19
663a23
On the Heavens 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 14 296a24–298a20

298a11
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393b3
Generation of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

746a34

Dictionary (LSJ)

Ἰνδικός, ή, όν, A. Indian: ἡ Ἰ. χώρη Hdt. 3.98: Sup. -ώτατος Philostr. VA 1.10:—fem. Ἰνδίς, ίδος, f.l. in Nonn. D. 17.377. II. Ἰνδικὸν φάρμακον a kind of pepper, Hp. Mul. 1.81; but, indigo (cf. infr. 2), PHolm. 11.2; also called ἰ. μέλαν ib.9.8. 2. the plant indigo, Indigofera tinctoria, Dsc. 5.92. 3. name of an eye-salve, Gal. 12.780, al.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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