πεύκη

peuke

pine

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 2
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Book II 2
Chapter 2 647b10–649b8

649a23
649a28
History of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

552b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

πεύκη, ἡ, A. pine, esp. Pinus Laricio, Corsican pine, Il. 11.494, 23.328, E. Med. 4, Ar. Eq. 1310, Dsc. 1.69, etc.: distd. fr. πίτυς (q.v.), Thphr. HP 3.9.5; of other species, π. ἥμερος stone pine, Pinus Pinea, ib.3. 9.4; π. παραλία Aleppo pine, P. halepensis, ib.3.9.1; πεύκης τρόπον, prov. of utter destruction, Zen. 5.76; cf. πίτυς. II. anything made from the wood of the πεύκη, torch of pine-wood, A. Ag. 288 (dub.), S. OT 214(lyr.), E. Ion 716(lyr.), etc.; κάμακες πεύκης οἱ πυρίφλεκτοι A. Fr. 171. 2. wooden writing-tablet, E. IA 39 (anap.), Hipp. 1254. (Cf. OPruss. peuse, Lith. pušìs, OHG. fiuhta ‘pineʼ; perh. orig. ‘needle-tree’, cf. ἐχεπευκής, περιπευκής.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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