νᾶμα

nama

anything flowing, running water, stream, spring

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mundo 4
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393a6
Chapter 4 394a7–396a32

394a12
395b25
Chapter 5 396a33–397b6

397a25
Politics 3
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 1276a6–1276b15

1276a39
Book VII 2
Chapter 11 1330a34–1331a18

1330b4
1330b16
Generation of Animals 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 7 745b21–747a22

746b11

Dictionary (LSJ)

νᾶμα, ατος, τό, (νάω) A. anything flowing, running water, stream, spring, ν. Μναμοσύνας cj. in Simon. 45, cf. A. Pr. 806, S. Ant. 1130 (lyr.); Κασταλίδος νάματα Pae.Delph. 1.6; δακρύων θερμὰ ν. S. Tr. 919; νάματʼ ὄσσων E. HF 625; ν. πυρός Id. Med. 1187; ν. Βάκχιον Ar. Ec. 14; μὰ νάματα Antiph. 296 ( = Timocl. 38); ν. θυγατέρων ταύρων, i.e. honey, Ph. Tars. ap. Gal. 13.269; φλέγματος, χολῆς ν., Philostr. Gym. 42: freq. in Pl., as κρηνῶν καὶ ποταμῶν νάματα Criti. 111d: metaph., λόγων ν. Ti. 75e. 2. wooden conduit, Hsch. II. νάματα· προβολαί, Id.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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