ὀχεῖον

ocheion

male animal kept for breeding, stallion

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 2
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Book I 1
Chapter 21 729a34–730a31

730a11
Book II 1
Chapter 8 747a23–749a6

748a27
History of Animals 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter 18 571b3–573b16

572a14
Book IX 1
Chapter 47 630b31–631a7

630b33
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 2 830b5–10

830b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀχεῖον, τό, A. male animal kept for breeding, stallion, Arist. HA 572a14, GA 748a27, Str. 16.2.10, Plu. Lyc. 15; cock, Arist. GA 730a11; ἵππων ὄνων τʼ ὀχεῖα A. Fr. 194. 2. γείτονας τοῦ ὀχείου Lycurg. Fr. 26 (expld. conjecturally by Harp. as a place ἐν ᾧ ὀχεῖαι γίνονται κτηνῶν ἢ ὀχήματα μισθοῦται). II. (ὀχέω) = ὄχημα II, ὄχος, Din. Fr. 64.2. 2. anchor, Trag. Adesp.251 (ap. Theognost. Can. 128).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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