κέγχρος

kegchros

millet, Panicum miliaceum

Appears 10 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book V 1
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

551a16
Book VI 2
Chapter 14 568a11–569a9

568b23

Chapter 37 580b10–581a5

580b12
Book VIII 1
Chapter 6 595a7–595b3

595a28
Physics 3
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Book IV 2
Chapter 12 220a27–222a9

221a22
221a23
Book VII 1
Chapter 5 249b27–250b7

250a20
Categories 2
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Chapter 6 4b20–6a35

5b18
5b22
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 6 445b3–448a27

446a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

κέγχρος, ὁ (also ἡ, Arist. Ph. 250a20, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.7.15, Glauc. ap.POxy. 1802.42, Dsc. 2.97, Gal. 6.791, Jul. Or. 3.112a, Iamb. VP 24.106), A. millet, Panicum miliaceum, usu. in pl., Hes. Sc. 398, Hdt. 4.17, Hp. Acut. 21, X. An. 1.2.22, etc.: sg., Hecat. 154 J., Hdt. 1.193, Thphr. HP 1.11.2, al., OGI 55.15 (Telmessus, iii B.C.); of a single grain, Hdt. 3.100, Plot. 6.3.11, prob. in Sapph. Supp. 1.13:—also κέρχνος, Anaxandr. 41.27, Gal. 18(1).574; cf. κέρχνωμα, κέρχνη. II. anything in small grains: 1. spawn of fish, Hdt. 2.93. 2. small beads, Ath. 12.525e. 3. speck, sty in the eye, Adam. 1.11, al. III. = κεγχρίας II (q.v.), Dsc. Ther. 15. IV. small kind of diamond, Plin. HN 37.57.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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