μελίκρατον

melikraton

drink of honey and milk

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Metaphysics 3
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Book Ε 1
Chapter 2 1026a33–1027a28

1027a23
Book Η 1
Chapter 2 1042b9–1043a28

1042b17
Book Ν 1
Chapter 6 1092b26–1093b29

1092b29

Dictionary (LSJ)

μελίκρατον, Ion. μελί-κρητον, τό, (κεράννυμι) A. drink of honey and milk offered as a libation to the powers of the nether world, χοὴν χεῖσθαι πᾶσιν νεκύεσσι, πρῶτα μελικρήτῳ, μετέπειτα δὲ ἡδέϊ οἴνῳ Od. 10.519, cf. SIG 1025.34 (Cos); μελίκρατα γάλακτος E. Or. 115; also, a mixture of honey and water, Hp. Aph. 5.41, Arist. Metaph. 1092b29, Com.Adesp. 128, Antyll. ap. Orib. 5.29.7, Gal. ap. Orib. 5.14.1, cf. Sch.S. OC 481, Thphr. HP 9.11.2; μ. θερμόν POxy. 1088.61.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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