μέλας
melas
black, dark
Appears 309 times across Aristotle's works.
in Aristotle 309× · before him 102 · contemporaries 387
Frequency by work
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On Colours 67 ▸
Open On Colours ›Chapter 1 791a1–792a3Chapter 5 794b12–797a32 -
History of Animals 67 ▸
Open History of Animals ›Book III 10 ▸
Book IV 9 ▸
Book V 11 ▸
Book VI 7 ▸
Book VII 5 ▸
Book VIII 6 ▸
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Metaphysics 28 ▸
Open Metaphysics ›Book Γ 1 ▸
Chapter 7 1011b23–1012a28Book Δ 1 ▸
Chapter 21 1022b15–21Book Ζ 1 ▸
Chapter 12 1037b8–1038a35Book Ι 16 ▸
Book Κ 4 ▸
Book Λ 1 ▸
Chapter 4 1070a31–1070b35 -
Generation of Animals 19 ▸
Open Generation of Animals ›Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 4 769b30–773a29 -
Physics 19 ▸
Open Physics ›Book I 7 ▸
Book III 1 ▸
Chapter 1 200b12–201b15Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 4 210b32–212a30Book V 7 ▸
Book VI 1 ▸
Chapter 4 234b10–235b5 -
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 3 ▸
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Parts of Animals 3 ▸
Open Parts of Animals ›Book I 1 ▸
Chapter 3 642b21–644a11Book III 1 ▸
Chapter 3 664a12–665a26Book IV 1 ▸
Chapter 5 678a27–682a34 -
On the Heavens 2 ▸
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De Mundo 1 ▸
Open De Mundo ›Chapter 5 396a33–397b6 -
De Interpretatione 1 ▸
Open De Interpretatione ›Chapter 9 18a28–19b4 -
On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias 1 ▸
Open On Melissus, Xenophanes, and Gorgias ›Chapter 2 975a18–977a13 -
Rhetoric 1 ▸
Open Rhetoric ›Book I 1 ▸
Chapter 10 1368b1–1369b32 -
On Sleep 1 ▸
Open On Sleep ›Chapter 3 456a30–458a32
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