μετάφρενον
metaphrenon
part behind the midriff
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μετάφρενον, τό, prop. A. part behind the midriff (μετὰ τὰς φρένας), broad of the back: hence, generally, back, μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς Il. 5.40, cf. 56, al.; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμω πλῆξεν 2.265; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμους (of a woman) Od. 8.528, cf. Acut. 66; in pl., of a single person, Il. 12.428; ὤμους καὶ μετάφρενα, of a woman, 29. cf. 10.32. — Ep. word, used by Prt. 352a, Phgn. 810b25, DMeretr. 4.2. II. = τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ νώτου καὶ ὀσφύος κατὰ τὴν τῶν φρενῶν πρόσφυσιν Onom. 90.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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