κατηφής

katephes

with downcast eyes, downcast

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Physiognomonics 2
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

807b12
808a10
History of Animals 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

572b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατηφής, ές, A. with downcast eyes, downcast, κατηφέες ἐσσόμεθʼ αἰεί Od. 24.432, cf. Cic. Att. 13.42.1; τὸν μὲν κατηφῆ E. Or. 881; κ. ὄμμα Id. Heracl. 633 (but κ. ὀφθαλμοί sunken eyes, Hp. Epid. 7.25); κ. καὶ ὑπεραύστηρος POxy. 471.92 (ii A.D.); of animals, αἱ ἵπποι ὅταν ἀποκείρωνται, γίνονται κατηφέστεραι Arist. HA 572b9; τὸ κ. Id. Phgn. 808a10, cf.807b12: metaph., κ. ἄμπελος drooping in sorrow, Him. Or. 9.4. 2. metaph., dim, obscure, νύξ AP 9.658 (Paul. Sil.); χωρίον Poll. 5.110; of colour, κ. ὁ λίθος καὶ μέλας Philostr. VS 2.1.8, cf. Him. Ecl. 12.7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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