νεφρός
nephros
kidneys
Appears 69 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
νεφρός, ὁ, in pl., A. kidneys, 6, Aph. 4.78, Ti. 91a, etc.: in dual, Ra. 475: rarely in sg., Lys. 962, 1.25: euphem. for ὄρχεις, 5.4: metaph., Ps. 15(16).7. (Cf. OHG. nioro ‘kidney’, Praenest. nefrones, Lanuv. nebrundines ‘kidneys’, ‘testicles’.)
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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