λύρα

lyra

lyre

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 419b4–421a6

420b7
History of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

535b17
Metaphysics 1
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Book Δ 1
Chapter 12 1019a15–1020a6

1019b15
Oeconomica 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 1343a1–17

1343a6
Politics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 13 1331b24–1332b11

1332a27
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 15 174a17–174b40

174b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

λύρα [ῠ], ἡ, A. lyre, a stringed instrument with a sounding-board formed of the shell of a tortoise (not in Il. or Od.), h.Merc. 423, Margites 1, Pi. O. 10(11).93, N. 10.21, etc.; κέλαδος ἑπτατόνου λύρας E. IT 1129 (lyr.); τὸν ἄνευ λύρας θρῆνον (since the dirge was accompanied by the flute) A. Ag. 990 (lyr.); λ. καὶ κιθάρα (q. v.) Pl. R. 399d, cf. Aristid. Quint. 2.16: prov. ὄνος λύρας (sc. ἀκούων), v. ὄνος; ἀνὴρ δὲ φεύγων οὐ μένει λύρας κτύπον Ar. Fr. 11 D. II. lyric poetry and music, Pl. Lg. 809c, 809e. III. the constellation Lyra, Anacr. 99, Arat. 269; Μουσῶν λ., of the Pleiades, Pythag. ap. Arist. Fr. 196. IV. a sea-fish, perh. Trigla lyra, Arist. HA 535b17.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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