λειμών

leimon

any moist, grassy place, meadow

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 24 604a22–605a15

605a9
Book IX 1
Chapter 18 616b33–617a10

617a4
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 56 834b4–6

834b5
Rhetoric 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 20 1393a23–1394a18

1393b13

Dictionary (LSJ)

λειμών, ῶνος, ὁ, A. any moist, grassy place, meadow, Il. 2.467, etc.; ἀμφὶ δὲ λειμῶνες μαλακοὶ ἴου ἠδὲ σελίνου θήλεον Od. 5.72; μαλακὸς λ. Hes. Th. 279; βαθύς A. Pr. 653; λ. βούχιλος, βουθερής, Id. Supp. 540 (lyr.), S. Tr. 188: metaph., λειμῶνα Μουσῶν δρέπων Ar. Ra. 1300; ἐς λειμῶνα ποταμίων ποτῶν into the smooth river-water, S. Fr. 659; χυτῆς λειμὼν θαλάσσης, of a sponge, AP 6.66.7 (Paul. Sil.); πλούτου καὶ νεότητος λειμῶνας ἀφθόνους Pl. Sph. 222a, cf. Phdr. 248c. 2. flowers, Ὧραι λειμῶνας βρύουσι Him. Or. 1.19. II. pudenda muliebria, E. Cyc. 171. III. later, freq. metaph. for any bright, flowery surface, as a blooming face, a peacockʼs tail, Ach.Tat. 1.19, 1.16; an embroidered robe, λ. ὁ περὶ τὰς ἐσθῆτας Philostr. Im. 2.1; also λ. λέξεων, title of work by Pamphilus, Suid. Praef., cf. Plin. HN Praef. 24, Gell. Praef. 6:—and as Dim. λειμωνάριον, τό, Phot. Bibl.p.161 B.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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