κόγχη

kogche

mussel

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 7
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Book IV 2
Chapter 4 527b35–530a31

528a22
530a11
Book V 3
Chapter 15 546b15–548a21

547b13
547b20
548a5
Book IX 2
Chapter 10 614b18–30

614b28

Chapter 37 620b10–622b18

622b2
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 14 831b10–13

831b11
831b13

Dictionary (LSJ)

κόγχη, ἡ, A. mussel or (perh.) cockle, Emp. 76.1, Sophr. 25, X. An. 5.3.8, Arar. 8.2, Posidipp. 14.2; including several species, Arist. HA 528a22, 547b13, 622b2; ἀνέχασκον ἐμφερέστατα ὀπτωμέναις κόγχαισιν Ar. Fr. 68; κόγχην διελεῖν to open a mussel, prov. of an easy task, Telecl. 19; κόγχης ἄξιον, i.e. worthless, Hsch., Suid. 2. shell-full, a small measure of capacity, Pherecr. 143.3, Hp. Nat.Mul. 32, Morb. 3.15, Thphr. HP 9.6.2. II. anything like a mussel-shell, esp. shell-like cavity in the body, as, 1. hollow of the ear, Ruf. Onom. 44, Poll. 2.86. 2. knee-pan, ib.188. III. case round a seal attached to documents, Ar. V. 585. IV. niche for a statue, CIG 4556 (Palestine); apse, Epigr.Gr. 446.3 (Medjed). V. fourth part of a sphere, Hero *Stereom. 1.40. (Cf. Skt. śaṅkhás ‘conch-shell’.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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