φλεγμαίνω

phlegmaino

cause to swell up

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 492a13–493a4

493a3
Book VIII 1
Chapter 21 603a30–604a3

603a32
Book IX 1
Chapter 50 631b19–633b8

632a19

Dictionary (LSJ)

φλεγμαίνω, aor. ἐφλέγμηνα Ar. V. 276 (lyr.), D.C. 64.4, M.Ant. 4.49; later -ᾱνα LXXNa. 3.19: I. trans., cause to swell up; of food, fill, nourish, opp. ἰσχναίνω, Hp. Loc.Hom. 34. II. intr., to be heated, inflamed, fester, Id. Aph. 5.58, Prog. 7, LXX l. c.; πληγὴ φλεγμαίνουσα ib.Is. 1.6, cf.Ar.l.c., Pl. Ti. 85b. b. to be swollen, Hp. Loc.Hom. 13. 2. of the sea, seethe, M.Ant.l.c.; κῦμα φλεγμαῖνον Hld. 5.17. 3. metaph., φλεγμαίνουσα πόλις, opp. ὑγιής, Pl. R. 372e; ἀρχὴ φλεγμαίνουσα, = σπαργῶσα καὶ θυμουμένη, Id. Lg. 691e; τὰ φ. τῶν πραγμάτων Plu. Pomp. 21; of feelings, etc., Plb. 3.86.6, Plu. Per. 6, al., Hld. 7.21; οἱ στρατιῶται ἐφλέγμηναν D.C. l. c.; also of luxury, πολυτελεῖς καὶ φλεγμαίνουσαι τράπεζαι Plu. 2.66of; also τὰ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι φλεγμαίνοντα, of extravagant court ceremonial, Philostr. VA 2.25.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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