ἰσχναίνω

ischnaino

make dry, wither

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 3
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Book Θ 3
Chapter 6 1048a25–1048b36

1048b19
1048b20
1048b27
History of Animals 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 1 581a9–582a33

581b4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰσχναίνω, fut. -ᾰνῶ (συν-) E. IA 694 codd.: aor. ἴσχνᾱνα A. Eu. 267, Ar. Ra. 941; Ion. -ηνα Hdt. 3.24, Hp. Off. 13:—Med. (v. κατισχναίνω) :—Pass., aor. ἰσχνάνθην Id. Coac. 369, 407: (ἰσχνός):—A. make dry, wither, ἐπεὰν τὸν νεκρὸν ἰσχνήνωσι, of a mummy, Hdt. 3.24, cf. Hp. Aph. 5.22, A. Eu. 267, Pl. Grg. 522a, etc.; ἰ. τὸ σῶμα Hp. Art. 33, cf. Pl. Plt. 293b, Arist. Metaph. 1048b27; ἔπινε βρῦτον ἰσχναίνων χρόα A. Fr. 124. 2. reduce a swelling, Hp. Liqu. 6, Aph. 5.25: metaph., σφυδῶντα θυμὸν ἰ. to bring down a proud stomach, A. Pr. 382; τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε E. Or. 298; τὴν τέχνην οἰδοῦσαν ἴσχνανα I reduced the swollen art (Tragedy), Ar. Ra. 941.— In the metaph. sense, ἰσχαίνω is a constant v.l. (as in the compds. κατισχναίνω, συνισχναίνω); cf. ἰσχάνω fin.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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