περίπλεως

peripleos

quite full of

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter 4 583b29–585a28

585a24
585a26
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 671a26–672b9

672a27

Dictionary (LSJ)

περίπλεως, ων, pl. περίπλεῳ, neut. -πλεα, -ω (Xen.): also περίπλεος, (-α) -ον, Arist. Phgn. 810a32, A. R. 1.858; poet. περίπλειος Arat. 1118:— c. gen., A. quite full of a thing, Th. 4.13, Arist. HA 585a24, etc.; μυκηθμοῖο π. βόες Arat. l.c.; ψυχὴ π. σώματος soul burdened with body, Plu. Rom. 28 : c. dat., filled with a thing, A.R. l.c., Dsc. 3.4, AP 6.28 (Jul. Aegypt.). II. abs., supernumerary, spare, ἔχειν ξύλα περίπλεα καὶ ἅρμασι καὶ ἁμάξαις X. Cyr. 6.2.33. 2. full, large, νεφροί Arist. PA 672a27 ; κνῆμαι Id.Phgn.l.c.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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