κέλυφος

kelyphos

sheath, case

Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 14
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 509a27–511a35

510a28
Book V 8
Chapter 17 549a14–549b28

549b25

Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

551a20
551a23
551b19
552a7

Chapter 30 556a14–556b20

556b8
556b9

Chapter 32 557b1–31

557b14
Book VI 1
Chapter 14 568a11–569a9

568b9
Book VII 1
Chapter 8 586a31–586b26

586b13
Book VIII 3
Chapter 17 600a27–601a22

600b17
601a6
601a8
Generation of Animals 7
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Book I 1
Chapter 15 720b15–721a1

720b28
Book II 3
Chapter 4 737b8–741a5

740a31

Chapter 6 741b25–745b20

743a17

Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

745b26
Book III 3
Chapter 2 752a9–754a20

752a20

Chapter 9 758a26–759a7

758b17
758b25

Dictionary (LSJ)

κέλυφος, εος, τό, A. sheath, case, 1. in fruits, pod, shell, Arist. GA 752a20, Thphr. HP 2.4.2, etc. 2. in animals, sheath, Arist. HA 510a28. b. τὰ κ. τῶν ᾠῶν egg-shells, Id. GA 743a17; in fish, encasing membrane, Id. HA 568b9; τὸ περὶ τὰς γενέσεις κ. ib.600b17. c. envelope, of a chrysalis, ib.551a20, 601a6,8, GA 758b17; of the chrysalis of the stag-beetle, Id. HA 551b19. d. shell of crustaceous fish, ib. 549b25. e. hollow of the eye, AP 9.439 (Crin.). 3. metaph., of old dicasts, ἀντωμοσιῶν κελύφη mere affidavit-husks, Ar. V. 545 (lyr.); of an old manʼs boat, which served as his shell or coffin, AP 9.242 (Antiphil.). [ῡ, exc. Opp. C. 3.503.] (Prob. cogn. with καλύπτω.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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