ὀρυκτός

oryktos

dug, formed by digging

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 3
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Chapter 73 835b15–22

835b16
Chapter 74 835b23–26

835b23
Chapter 134 844a6–16

844a12

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀρυκτός, ή, όν, A. dug, formed by digging, τάφρον ὑπερθορέονται ὀρυκτήν Il. 8.179, al., cf. X. An. 1.7.14; opp. a natural channel, στόματα, opp.ἰθαγενέα, Hdt. 2.17 ; λίμνη ib.149; τάφος E. Tr. 1153 ; εἴσοδοι X. An. 4.5.25 ; ἀποθῆκαι ὀ. ὑπόγειοι Plu. 2.770e. II. dug out, quarried, of stone or metal, τὰ ὀ., opp. τὰ μεταλλευτά, Arist. Mete. 378a20; ὀ. χρυσός Plb. 34.10.10 ; ἅλες Gal. 11.694 ; ἅλς Dsc. 5.109 ; ἰχθῦς ὀ. fish taken by digging in sand, such as sand-eels, Arist. Mir. 835b16, Thphr. Fr. 171.7, cf. Ath. 8.331c, Archestr. Fr. 22.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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