νομάς

nomas

roaming about for pasture

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Politics 3
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Book I 2
Chapter 8 1256a1–1256b39

1256a31
1256a33
Book VII 1
Chapter 10 1329a40–1330a33

1329b14
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 361b14–363a20

363a14

Dictionary (LSJ)

νομάς, άδος, ὁ, ἡ, (νομός) A. roaming about for pasture: οἱ νομάδες pastoral tribes, Choeril. 3, Hdt. 1.15,125, 4.187,7.85, Arist. Pol. 1256a31; στρατηγὸς νομάδων OGI 616.3 (Arabia); ν. Σκύθαι Pi. Fr. 105, A. Pr. 709; Ἰνδαί Id. Supp. 284; of the Cyclopes, E. Cyc. 120. 2. metaph., of a prostitute, Ph. 2.327. 3. pr. n., Numidian, Plb. 1.19.3,al.: hence νομάδες ὄρνεις guinea-fowl, Ptol.Euerg. 2 (a) J.; νομάς alone, Artem. ap. Ath. 14.663e; ν. λίθος Numidian marble, Luc. Hipp. 6. II. fem. Adj. roaming, grazing, ἵπποι S. Tr. 271; ἔλαφος Id. Fr. 89; ἐπʼ ἀκταῖς νομάδα . . ἁλιάετον E. Fr. 636; δάμαλις ν. calf of the pastures, i.e. fatted, LXX 1 Ki. 28.24; ν. περιστεραί wild doves, Gal. 6.435, cf. 12.302; of Oedipus exposed, turned adrift on Cithaeron, S. OT 1350 (lyr.); of irrigation-channels, κρῆναι Κηφισοῦ νομάδες ῥεέθρων Id. OC 687 (unless distributing, cf. νέμω). 2. pastoral, βίος Scymn. 832. 3. ν. τράπεζα game diet, Him. Or. 25.3. 4. νομάσιν αὐγαῖς is dub.l. in Tim. Pers. 89.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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