κήρινος

kerinos

waxen

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 3 356b4–359b26

359a1
359a3
History of Animals 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

590a24
Metaphysics 1
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Book Ζ 1
Chapter 10 1034b20–1036a25

1035a15
Physics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 3 245b3–248a9

245b12

Dictionary (LSJ)

κήρινος, η, ον, κηρός) A. waxen, Ar. Ec. 1035, Archipp. 3 D., Pl. Tht. 191c, 197d; κηρίνα ὀπώρα, i.e. honey, Alcm. 75. II. metaph., pliable as wax, τοὺς θυμοὺς . . κηρίνους ποιεῖν Pl. Lg. 633d; κηρίνας τὰς ὑπολήεις ἔχειν Arr. Epict. 3.16.10. 2. wax-coloured, pallid, Suid. s.v. ἐκηριώθην. 3. of women, ‘made up’ with cosmetics, Philostr. Ep. 22, cf.VA 2.22.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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