κοχλίας

kochlias

Appears 15 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 13
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Book IV 6
Chapter 1 523a31–525a29

523b11
525a26
525a28

Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

527b35
528a8
528b28
Book V 3
Chapter 12 544a1–24

544a23

Chapter 32 557b1–31

557b18
557b21
Book VIII 2
Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

599a15
599a16
Book IX 2
Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

621a1
621a2
Generation of Animals 2
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Book III 2
Chapter 11 761a12–763b16

761a22
762a33

Dictionary (LSJ)

κοχλίας, ου, ὁ, (κόχλος) A. snail with a spiral shell, Batr. 165, Achae. 42, Phily Il. 21, etc.; ἀπιστότερος εἶ τῶν κοχλιῶν, for they shrink into their shells on the least alarm, Anaxil. 34, cf. Arist. HA 523b11, 527b35; ὥσπερ κ. σεμνῶς ἐπηρκὼς τὰς ὀφρῦς Amphis 13.3; βολβός, κτείς (codd. τις) , κοχλίας Theoc. 14.17; κοχλιῶν ἀγγεῖα PSI 6.553.11 (iii B. C.). II. anything twisted spirally, 1. automaton in form of snail, Democh. 4 J. 2. reel, spool, roller, Bito 47.4, Gp. 8.29. 3. screw, Bito 58.10; esp. for raising water, screw of Archimedes, Moschio ap.Ath. 5.208f, Str. 17.1.30,52, D.S. 1.34, 5.37, PLond. 3.1177.73 (ii A. D.). 4. spiral stair, διὰ κοχλίου τὴν ἀνάβασιν ἔχει Str. 17.1.10, Procop. Pers. 1.24. 5. part of surgical machine, Orib. 49.20.6.

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