πετραῖος

petraios

of a rock

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 14
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

488b7
Book II 1
Chapter 14 505b5–24

505b18
Book IV 1
Chapter 11 537b22–538b24

538a30
Book V 2
Chapter 9 542b17–543a13

543a5

Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548b17
Book VI 1
Chapter 17 570a25–571b2

570b26
Book VIII 6
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

590b11
591b13

Chapter 13 597b31–599a19

598a11
598a16

Chapter 15 599a30–600a9

599b7
599b29
Book IX 2
Chapter 21 617a23–27

617a23

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

633a21

Dictionary (LSJ)

πετραῖος, α, ον, A. of a rock, σκιή Hes. Op. 589 ; living on or among the rocks, Σκύλλη Od. 12.231 ; ὄρνις A. Fr. 304.3 ; Νύμφαι π. rock-Nymphs, E. El. 805 ; ἠχώ Com.Adesp. 669 ; τὰ π. τῶν ἰχθυδίων rock-fish, Theopomp.Com. 62.3, cf. Sotad.Com. 1.22 ; πετραῖα, as a class of marine animals, opp. πελάγια, αἰγιαλώδη, Arist. HA 488b7, cf. 598a11 ; growing on or among rocks, συκῆ Archil. 19. 2. rocky, ἀγκάλη A. Pr. 1019; τάφος π. S. El. 151 (lyr.); π. δειράς, λέπας, χθών, ἄντρα, etc., Id. Aj. 697 (lyr.), E. HF 120(lyr.), Cyc. 382 (s.v.l.), IA 1082 (lyr.), etc.; χωρία Arist. HA 570b26. II. Πετραῖος, epith. of Poseidon in Thessaly, as he who clave the rocks of Tempe, and drained Thessaly, Pi. P. 4.138.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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