λιγνύς

lignys

thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 4
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Book III 2
Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

374a24
374a26
Book IV 2
Chapter 9 385b6–388a9

387b6
388a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

λιγνύς, ύος, ἡ (parox. in Call. Fr. 1.57 P.), A. thick smoke mixed with flame, murky fire (such as is made by burning resinous substances, Arist. Mete. 387b6, al.), ἱέντα . . διὰ στόμα λιγνὺν μέλαιναν A. Th. 494; στέροψ λ., of the fires seen by night on the two peaks of Parnassus, S. Ant. 1127 (lyr.); λ. σῶμα καταιθαλοῖ Ar. Av. 1241; λ. καὶ καπνός Id. Lys. 319; λιγνὺς πρόσεδρος S. Tr. 794, expld. by Sch. of the smoke of the altar hanging round Heracles: pl., αἱ φλόγες καὶ αἱ λ. Plb. 34.11.18, cf. Str. 6.2.11. 2. soot, λ. ἐστι καπνώδης αἰθάλη Erot. s.v. γλῶσσαλιγνυώδης; used medicinally, Dsc. 2.72, Gal. 12.61. [ῡ Tryph. 322; but ῠ Call. l.c., and prob. in S. Ant. l.c.]

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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