φρύνη
phryne
toad
Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
φρύνη [ῡ], ἡ, A. toad, HA 530b34, 156, NA 17.12. II. = βατράχιον 2, 39. III. nickname of several Athenian courtesans, from their complexion, Ec. 1101, ap. 13.583b:—so φρῦνις, ὁ, name of a Com. Poet, Nu. 971. (Cf. Skt. babhrús ‘brown’, OHG. brūn ‘brown’, etc.)
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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