φάσσα

phassa

ringdove

Appears 22 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 19
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Book I 1
Chapter 1 486a5–488b28

488b2
Book II 1
Chapter 17 506b32–509a23

508b28
Book III 1
Chapter 1 509a27–511a35

510a6
Book V 1
Chapter 13 544a25–544b11

544b5
Book VI 6
Chapter 1 558b8–559a14

558b22

Chapter 4 562b3–563a4

562b3
562b5
562b6
562b27
563a1
Book VIII 6
Chapter 3 592a28–594a3

593a16
593a16

Chapter 12 596b19–597b30

597b3
597b7

Chapter 16 600a10–26

600a24

Chapter 18 601a23–601b8

601a28
Book IX 3
Chapter 7 612b18–613b5

613a14
613a17

Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

633a6
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 3 830b11–19

830b12
830b18
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 6 774b5–775b24

774b30

Dictionary (LSJ)

φάσσα, Att. φάττα, ἡ, A. ringdove or cushat. Columba palumbus, Ar. Ach. 1104, Av. 303 (troch.), Pax 1004 (anap.). Arist. HA 544b5, Sor. 1.51, 2.41, Gal. 6.700, Vict.Att. 8, Aret. CD 1.2, Gp. 15.1.19; λαβεῖν φ. ἀντὶ περιστερᾶς a wild pigeon for a tame one, Pl. Tht. 199b, cf. Alex. Aphr. in Top. 117.9.—Luc. Sol. 7 coined a masc. form φάττος.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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