κηφήν
kephen
drone
Appears 53 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
κηφήν, ῆνος, ὁ, A. drone, 126.7, HA 553b5, 624b12; κηφήνεσσι εἴκελος ὀργήν, of a lazy vagabond, Op. 304, cf.Th. 595, V. 1114; ὡς ἐν κηρίῳ κ. ἐγγίγνεται R. 552c; of literary plagiarists, AP 7.708 (), 2.42a: metaph., of worn-out, decrepit persons, ποῦ γαίας δουλεύσω γραῦς, ὡς κ.; Tr. 192(lyr.), cf. Ba. 1365; cf. κόθουροι:—also καφάν,
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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