πηγή

pege

running water

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

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Meteorology 6
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Book I 1
Chapter 13 349a12–351a18

350b30
Book II 5
Chapter 1 353a32–354a34

353b22
353b27
354a5

Chapter 2 354b1–356b3

355b35

Chapter 4 359b27–361b13

360a33
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 152 845b33–846a5

845b34
Chapter 172 847a3–4

847a3
De Mundo 1
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

392b15
Eudemian Ethics 1
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Book VII 1
Chapter 10 1242a1–1243b38

1242b1
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

666a8
Politics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 1301a19–1302a15

1301b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

πηγή, Dor. πᾱγά, ἡ, A. running water, used by Hom. always in pl., streams, πηγαὶ ποταμῶν Il. 20.9, cf. Hdt. 1.189, A. Pr. 89,434(lyr.), Pers. 311, E. HF 1297, Rh. 827 (lyr.); κρουνὼ δʼ ἵκανον καλλιρρόω, ἔνθα δὲ πηγαὶ δοιαὶ ἀναΐσσουσι Il. 22.147 : sg., καλλιρρόου ἔψαυσα π. A. Pers. 202, cf. 613. 2. metaph., of tears, πηγαὶ κλαυμάτων, δακρύων, streams . . , Id. Ag. 888, S. Ant. 803, Tr. 852 (lyr.): abs., παρειὰν νοτίοις ἔτεγξα παγαῖς A. Pr. 402 (lyr.), cf. E. Alc. 1068, etc. ; also πηγαὶ γάλακτος, βοτρύων, S. El. 895, E. Cyc. 496 (lyr.); πόντου πηγαῖς with sea-water, Id. IT 1039 ; πηγαὶ τροφῆς τῷ γεννωμένῳ, of motherʼs milk, Pl. Mx. 237e; π. μαστῶν Inscr.Cos 218.8. II. fount, source, τοῦ Νείλου Hdt. 2.28, 4.53 (pl.), OGI 168.9 (Syene, ii B. C.), Str. 17.1.52 (pl.); πηγαὶ ἡλίου the fount of light, i. e. the South, A. Pr. 809 ; πηγαὶ νυκτός the North, S. Fr. 956 ; παγὰ ἐπέων Pi. P. 4.299 ; πυρὸς παγαί ib.1.22, cf. A. Pr. 110, Pl. Ti. 79d ; πηγὴ ἀργύρου, of the silver-mines at Laureion, A. Pers. 238 ; τῆς ἀκουούσης π. διʼ ὤτων, i.e. the sense of hearing, S. OT 1387 ; ἀπὸ μιᾶς ἀρχῆς καὶ π. Arist. PA 668a15, cf. Plu. 2.856e. 2. metaph., source, origin, mostly in sg., κακῶν π. A. Pers. 743 ; αἱ τέχναι, ἃς πηγάς φασι τῶν καλῶν εἶναι X. Cyr. 7.2.13 ; π. καὶ ἀρχὴ κινήσεως Pl. Phdr. 245c; π. ἡδονῶν, τοῦ φρονεῖν, νοσημάτων, etc., Id. Phlb. 62d, Lg. 808d, Ti. 85b, etc. ; ἀρχαὶ καὶ π. τῶν στάσεων Arist. Pol. 1301b5, cf. Pl. Lg. 690d ; π. τῆς κακοπραγμοσύνης Plb. 18.40.3 ; βέβηκα π. εἰς ἐμάς I have returned to the source of my existence, Epigr.Gr. 463 (Crommyon), cf. Dam. Pr. 95,al. 3. inner canthus of eye, supposed source of tears, Poll. 2.71, Hsch.(both pl.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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