φωλεύω

pholeuo

lurk in a hole

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Generation of Animals 3
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Book V 3
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

783b11
783b24
784a12
History of Animals 3
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Book II 1
Chapter 11 503a15–503b28

503b28
Book VI 1
Chapter 30 579a18–30

579a26
Book IX 1
Chapter 41 627b23–628b31

628a8
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 63 835a15–21

835a16
Chapter 67 835a30–32

835a31

Dictionary (LSJ)

φωλεύω, A. lurk in a hole or den, of lizards, Arist. HA 503b27; of bears, ib.579a26; of hedgehogs, ibid. 29; of πορφύραι, ib.547a15; of wasps and hornets, ib.628a8, 629a14; of beetles (in dung), ib.552a17; of certain birds, ib.542b21; of serpents, κνώδαλα φωλεύοντα Theoc. 24.85, cf. Nic. Th. 394; of a lion, Babr. 92.5; of a mouse, Id. 108.2; τὰ φωλεύοντα hibernating animals, Arist. GA 783b11, Thphr. HP 1.1.3; of suspended animation, Arist. Fr. 43; of disease, lurk, ἐν σπλάγχνοισι Aret. SD 1. 8, cf. 2.1; of hidden fire, Stoic. 2.187; of the womb, Hp. Ep. 23.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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