καῦμα

kauma

burning heat

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

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History of Animals 4
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Book VI 1
Chapter 29 578b6–579a17

579a8
Book VIII 3
Chapter 12 596b19–597b30

597a2
597a20

Chapter 20 602b20–603a29

602b28
Meteorology 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 5 342a34–342b24

342b10
Book II 1
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20

362b17
Categories 1
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Chapter 8 8b25–11a39

9b24
De Anima 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 402a1–403b19

403b5
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 6 470a19–470b5

470a29
Physics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 198b10–199b33

199a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

καῦμα, ατος, τό, (καίω) A. burning heat, esp. of the sun, καύματος ἔξ after sun-heat, Il. 5.865, cf. Hes. Op. 415,588, Alc. 39, S. Ant. 417, Epinic.1.10, etc.; πρὶν ἂν τὸ κ. παρέλθῃ the heat of the day, Pl. Phdr. 242a, cf. Ti. 70d; ἐὰν ᾖ κ. Arist. Mete. 342b10: freq. in pl., ἡλίου τε καύμασιν S. OC 350, cf. Hdt. 3.104, X. Cyn. 5.9, etc.; [τόποι] ὑπὸ καυμάτων διαφθειρόμενοι Isoc. 11.12; καύματα καὶ χειμῶνες Phld. Piet. 87: in pl., also of frost, Ath. 3.98b, Luc. Lex. 2. 2. fever heat, Th. 2.49; of inflamed conditions, Hp. VM 19, Aph. 7.13: metaph., of love, κ. ἀρσενικόν AP 12.87. II. in pl., holes burnt by cautery, Hp. Art. 11, Arist. Pr. 863a31. III. brand on cattle, IG 7.3171.44 (Orchom. Boeot.). IV. embers of sacrifices, Pl. Criti. 12od. V. firewood, PLond. 3.1166.6, al. (i A.D.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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