κρήνη

krene

well, spring, fountain

Appears 13 times across Aristotle's works.

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Meteorology 5
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Book I 1
Chapter 13 349a12–351a18

350b34
Book II 4
Chapter 3 356b4–359b26

359a25
359a30
359b5
359b17
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 5
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Chapter 56 834b4–6

834b5
Chapter 57 834b7–17

834b7
Chapter 113 841a9–17

841a15
Chapter 114 841a18–26

841a19
Chapter 125 842b6–9

842b6
Topics 2
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Book I 2
Chapter 7 103a6–39

103a15
103a21
Politics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 8 1321b4–1323a10

1321b26

Dictionary (LSJ)

κρήνη, Dor. κράνα IG 42(1).121.6 (Epid.), etc.; Aeol. κράννα ib.12(2).103 (Mytil.): ἡ:—A. well, spring, fountain, μελάνυδρος, καλλιρέεθρος, Il. 16.3, Od. 10.107, cf. Pi. P. 1.39,al., Pl. Phd. 112c, etc.; opp. φρέαρ (q.v.), Hdt. 4.120, Th. 2.48; ἐμπλησαμένη τὴν ὑδρίαν . . ἀπὸ κρήνης Ar. Lys. 328; κ. οἴνου E. Ba. 707; ὀμνύω . . κράνας καὶ ποταμούς SIG 527.34 (Dreros, iii B. C.): poet. in pl., for water, S. OC 686, Ant. 844 (both lyr.); κρηνῶν ἐπιμελητής, title of official at Athens, IG 22.338.11, Arist. Ath. 43.1, cf. Pl. Lg. 758e, Arist. Pol. 1321b26, OGI 483.159 (Pergam.).

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