λευκαίνω

leukaino

make white

Appears 15 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 5
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Book I 1
Chapter 21 729a34–730a31

730a6
Book II 1
Chapter 2 735a29–736a23

735b14
Book V 3
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

780b5

Chapter 5 785a7–785b15

785a33
785a35
History of Animals 3
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Book III 2
Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518a7
518a9
Book VI 1
Chapter 6 563a17–563b13

563a25
Physics 3
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 224a21–225b9

224b18
Book VII 2
Chapter 2 243a32–245b2

244b8

Chapter 4 248a10–249b26

249b8
Meteorology 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter 7 383b18–384b23

383b29
383b29
On Colours 1
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Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

798b27
Ventorum Situs 1
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Chapter 1 973a1–973b25

973b11

Dictionary (LSJ)

λευκαίνω, late aor. 1 inf. λευκᾶναι (v. infr.): pf. Pass. λελεύκασμαι Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 2.54b, Orib. Fr. 102:—A. make white, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od. 12.172; ἅλα ῥοθίοισι λ. E. Cyc. 17; ἐς γένυν ἕρπει λευκαίνων ὁ χρόνος Theoc. 14.70; plaster with whitening, λευκᾶναι τὰ λευκώματα Ephes. 3p.148:—Pass., to be or become white, Arist. GA 730a6, Sopat. 8, A.R. 1.545, Diph.Siph.l.c.; to be clarified, of oil, Orib.l.c. 2. cause to appear white, of the effect of dawn on lamplight, E. IA 157 (anap.). II. Pass., have a sensation of whiteness, S.E. M. 7.191, al. III. intr., grow white, E. Hyps.Fr. 34(60) i13, Arist. Pr. 890a9, LXXLe. 13.19; ἀφροῖο with foam, Nic. Al. 170.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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