νεφέλη

nephele

cloud, mass of clouds

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 6
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Book I 3
Chapter 9 346b16–347a12

346b33
346b35

Chapter 12 347b34–349a11

348a20
Book II 2
Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

367b19

Chapter 9 369a10–370a33

370a14
Book III 1
Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

375a16
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

400a19
On Dreams 1
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Chapter 2 459a23–460b27

459b30

Dictionary (LSJ)

νεφέλη, ἡ, (νέφος) A. cloud, mass of clouds (distd. from ὁμίχλη, mist or fog, Arist. Mete. 346b33), Il. 15.20, Hes. Th. 745, etc.; ν. κυανέη, πορφυρέη, Od. 12.75, Il. 17.551; ἐριβρόμου νεφέλας στρατός Pi. P. 6.11; νεφέλαι πόκοις ἐρίων ὁμοῖαι Thphr. Sign. 13.—Mostly poet., but found in X. An. 1.8.8, Arist., Thphr. ll. cc., and in late Prose, Plu. 2.777e, Philostr. Ep. 24. 2. metaph., νεφέλη δέ μιν ἀμφεκάλυψε κυανέη, of death, Il. 20.417; τὸν δʼ ἄχεος νεφέλη ἐκάλυψε μέλαινα a cloud of sorrow, 17.591, cf. S. Ant. 528 (anap.); πολέμου ν. Simon. 89; φόνου ν. Pi. N. 9.38, cf. I. 7(6).27; Κενταύρου φονίᾳ νεφέλᾳ, i.e. with his blood, S. Tr. 831 (lyr.); κελαινῶπις ν., of sleep, Pi. P. 1.7. II. of clouds in urine, Hp. Prog. 12, Gal. 6.252. 2. = νεφέλιον II.2, Hp. Prorrh. 2.20. 3. cloud on a mirror, Arist. Insomn. 459b30. III. fine bird-net, in pl., Ar. Av. 194,528 (anap.), Call. Aet. 3.1.37, Gal. UP 1.2, Ath. 1.25d: in sg., AP 6.11 (Satyr.), 109 (Antip.), 185 (Zos.). IV. Alchem., sublimate, Ps.-Democr.Alch.p.50 B.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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