λοφιά

lophia

mane

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

498b30
Book VI 1
Chapter 32 579b15–29

579b16
Book VIII 1
Chapter 21 603a30–604a3

603b23
Parts of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 14 658a11–658b13

658a30

Dictionary (LSJ)

λοφιά, Ion. λοφ-ῐή, ἡ, (λόφος) A. mane or bristly ridge on the back of animals, mane of horses, bristly back of boars and hyenas (cf. Arist. PA 658a30, HA 498b30, 579b16), φρίξας εὖ λοφιήν, of a wild boar, Od. 19.446; ὀρθὰς ἐν λοφιῇ φρίσσει τρίχας ἀμφί τε δειρήν Hes. Sc. 391; ἀντὶ λόφου ἡ λοφιὴ κατέχρα the mane served for a plume, Hdt. 7.70, cf. 2.71. 2. backfin of dolphins and similar fishes, D.S. 3.41, AP 9.222 (Antiphil.), Philostr. Im. 1.19. II. = λόφος II, ridge, LXX Jo. 15.2, al., AP 9.249 (Maec.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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