λεπτύνω

leptyno

make thin

Appears 7 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 6
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Book III 5
Chapter 2 511b1–512b11

511b22

Chapter 5 515a27–515b26

515b1
515b5

Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518b29

Chapter 16 519b26–520a5

519b32
Book VIII 1
Chapter 10 596a13–596b9

596a29
Meteorology 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 3 380a11–381b22

381a6

Dictionary (LSJ)

λεπτύνω, fut. -ῠνῶ LXX Ps. 17(18).42: aor. 1 ἐλέπτυνα Hp. Epid. 6.1.5:—Pass., aor. ἐλεπτύνθην Id. Aph. 5.46: pf. λελέπτυσμαι Id. Morb. 1.19, Arist. HA 511b22; inf. λελεπτύνθαι Ath. 12.552e: (λεπτός): —A. make thin or meagre, αἱ ταλαιπωρίαι λ. [τὰ πρόβατα] Arist. HA 596a29, cf. Pr. 882a27; λ. τὸ σχῆμα [τῶν ταγμάτων] Plb. 3.113.8 (cf. λεπτυσμός) ; φωνὴν βαρεῖαν . . λεπτύνων Babr. 103.5:—Pass., to be reduced, grow lean or slender, Hp. Aph. 2.7, Arist. HA 518b29, al.; τοὺς ὤμους λεπτύνεσθαι X. Smp. 2.17; λελεπτυσμένος (-ισμένος cod.) κατὰ τὴν οὐράν, of a serpent, Philum. Ven. 18.1; of things, to be rarefied, Damox. 2.28, cf. Ph. 1.642, S.E. M. 10.25. 2. comminute or liquefy food in digestion, Plu. 2.689d; -ύνουσα δίαιτα diet productive of thin humours, Gal. Vict.Att. 3:—Pass., become fluid, opp. παχύνεσθαι, of foods, Hp. VM 19; also -όμενα εἰς πνεῦμα διακρίνεται Arist. Pr. 966b14. 3. thresh, winnow, λ. Δηοῦς καρπόν AP 9.21.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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