κρόταφος

krotaphos

side of the forehead

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 6
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Book I 3
Chapter 9 491b14–33

491b17
491b24

Chapter 11 492a13–493a4

492b4
Book III 2
Chapter 3 512b12–514a22

512b26

Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518a16
Book VI 1
Chapter 12 566b2–567a16

567a11
Generation of Animals 3
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Book V 3
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

782a15

Chapter 4 784a23–785a6

784b35
785a3
Physiognomonics 3
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Chapter 3 807a31–808b10

808b5
Chapter 6 810a14–814b9

812a28
812b27
On Colours 1
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Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

798a22
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 2 437a19–439a5

438b13

Dictionary (LSJ)

κρόταφος, ὁ, A. side of the forehead, Il. 4.502, 20.397, Ar. Ra. 854: mostly in pl., temples, Il. 13.188, al., Hdt. 4.187, Hp. Prog. 2, etc.; πρᾶτον ἴουλον ἀπὸ κροτάφων καταβάλλων Theoc. 15.85, cf. 11.9, IG 5(1).1355 (Abia); τοὺς κ. πολιοῦνται πρῶτον Arist. GA 784b35. 2. generally, side edge, profile, Procl. Hyp. 3.6; κύκλου ib.17; of a brick, PMag.Par. 1.30; κατὰ κρόταφον sideways, horizontally, Hero Bel. 98.2, Ph. Bel. 64.25, cf. 60.7; ἐπὶ κρορόταφον on its side, ib.66.13. II. metaph., slope of a mountain, A. Pr. 721; ὑπὸ κροτάφοις Ἑλικῶνος Philiadas ap.St.Byz. s.v. Θέσπεια. III. back of a book, Anon. ap. Suid. IV. edge or narrow side of a stele, IG 42(1).109 iii 162, iv 129 (Epid.). (κόρταφος EM 541.23, Et.Gud., Zonar., prob. to be read in Pl.Com. 84; κότραφος PMag.Osl. 1.152, etc.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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