ἰτέα

itea

willow

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter 14 568a11–569a9

568a28
Book IX 1
Chapter 40 623b5–627b22

623b29
Generation of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 18 722a1–726a27

726a7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰτέα [ῑ], Ep. and Ion. ἰτέη, also ἰτείη (A.R. 4.1428): ἡ:—A. willow, Il. 21.350, Hecat. 292 (a) J., Hdt. 1.194, PTeb.ined.703.195, etc.; ἰ. λευκή, = Salix alba, ἰ. μέλαινα, = Salix amplexicaulis, Thphr. HP 3.13.7. II. wicker shield, target, E. Heracl. 376 (lyr.), Supp. 695, Tr. 1193, Cyc. 7, Ar. Fr. 65. III. ἰ. δένδρος, = ἵππουρις, Ps.-Dsc. 4.46. (Εἰτέα, the Attic deme-name, is a different word; cf ἰτέϊνος, ἰτεόφυλλος; prob. cogn. with Lat. viēre, vīmen, Lith. výti ‘twist’, ‘wind’, vytìs ‘willow-twig’, OE. wipig ‘willow’.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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