κάλαμος

kalamos

reed

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 8
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Book V 3
Chapter 21 553a17–553b6

553a21

Chapter 30 556a14–556b20

556b3
556b4
Book VI 2
Chapter 14 568a11–569a9

568a25
568a29
Book VIII 2
Chapter 17 600a27–601a22

601a7

Chapter 19 601b9–602b19

601b14
Book IX 1
Chapter 36 620a17–620b9

620a35
Meteorology 4
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Book I 2
Chapter 12 347b34–349a11

349a1
349a3
Book II 1
Chapter 3 356b4–359b26

359b1
Book IV 1
Chapter 9 385b6–388a9

385b27
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 15 474b25–475b14

475a17
Parts of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 12 692b3–695a27

693a23

Dictionary (LSJ)

κάλαμος [κᾰ], ὁ, A. reed, used for thatching or wattling, Hdt. 5.101, al., Th. 2.76; for wreaths, κ. λευκός Ar. Nu. 1006 (anap.); for bedding, Plu. Lyc. 16; for fuel, PCair.Zen. 85 (iii B.C.); various species, κ. εὐώδης, ἀρωματικός, sweet flag, Acorus Calamus, Thphr. HP 4.8.4, 9.7.1, Od. 33, Dsc. 1.18; κ. αὐλητικός pole-reed, Arundo Donax, Thphr. HP 4.11.1, 9; κ. εἰλετίας marram, Ammophila arundinacea, ib.13; κ. ἐπίγειος bush-grass, Calamagrostis epigeios, ibid.; κ. Ἰνδικός bamboo, Bambusa arundinacea, ibid., Dsc. 5.92, PLond. 2.191.11 (ii A.D.), Gp. 2.6.23, cf. Hdt. 3.98; κ. Ἰνδικὸς ὁ ἄρρην male bamboo, Dendrocalamus strictus, Thphr. HP 4.11.13; κ. κύπριος, = δόναξ, Asclep. ap.Gal. 12.414; κ. πλόκιμος spear-grass, Phragmites communis, Thphr. HP 4.11.1; κ. χαρακίας, Arundo Donax, ibid. II. applied to various uses, 1. reed-pipe, flute, Pi. O. 10(11).84, N. 5.38, E. El. 702 (lyr.), IT 1126 (lyr.). 2. fishing-rod, Pl.Com. 11, Theoc. 21.43, Luc. DMort. 27.9; κ. ἁλιευτικός Arist. PA 693a23. 3. limed twig used by fowlers, BionFr. 10.5, Aesop. 171, 296. 4. shaft of an arrow, Ptol. Alm. 7.5; made of κ. τοξικός, or Κρητικός, Thphr. HP 4.11.11. 5. reed-pen, LXXPs. 44(45).1, 3 Ep.Jo. 13, Plu. Dem. 29, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 38; κάλαμοι γραφικοί PGrenf. 2.38.7 (i B.C.); κ. γραφεῖς Poll. 10.61. 6. measuring-rod, Apoc. 11.1, al.: hence, a definite measure, IG 9(1).61.50 (Daulis, ii A.D.); = 5 πήχεις, Hero *Geom. 4.11; = 6 2/3 πήχεις, ib.23.13. 7. Medic., tube for insufflation, Aret. CA 1.9, Asclep. ap. Gal. 12.985; for fumigation, Dsc. Eup. 1.56; for extraction, Cels. 7.5.2; also, splint, Pall. in Hp.Fract. 12.282 C. 8. ornament of female dress, AP 6.292 (Hedyl.). 9. stake to which vines were tied, PFlor. 369.4 (ii A.D.), Jul. Or. 3.125b, etc. III. collectively, 1. reed, i.e. reeds, Arist. Mete. 359b1, POxy. 742.2 (i B.C.), etc.: in pl., reed-beds, Plb. 3.71.4. 2. of plants, which are neither shrub nor bush (ὕλη), nor tree (δένδρον), X. An. 1.5.1. 3. mat of reeds, Pl. R. 372b; roof of reeds (Coan), Hsch. IV. = καλάμη, stalk of wheat, X. Oec. 18.2. V. ὁ κ. τοῦ σκέλους the shinbone, Sch.Luc. VH 1.23. VI. ticket for obtaining corn-rations, = tessera frumentaria, Gloss. (Cf. Lat. culmus, OHG. halm, etc.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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