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904
Ἐλόχησεν
platooned
[sc. This word occurs] in Herodotus meaning [he] organized into
platoons.
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ε
2504
Ἐπιώψατο
chose, oversaw
… king oversaw [the] arrhephoroi." That is, designated [them], selected [them].
Plato
in Laws [sc. uses the word].
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α
69
Ἀβραάμ
Abraham
… Life of the Statesman. About Philo it is said "Philo
platonizes
and
Plato
philonizes." The practice of idolatry extended from Serug to the time of Abraham's father Tharron. Thus, when Abraham was 14 years …
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δ
1238
Δίων
Dion, Dio
Son of Hipparinos; a Syracusan, a
Platonic
philosopher. [He was] the brother of Aristomache, the wife of the older Dionysius, tyrant of Sicily. He also ruled over Sicily as tyrant, expelling Dionysius, the son …
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α
4011
Ἁρποκρατίων
Harpokration, Harpocration
Of Argos [Myth, Place].
Platonic
philosopher. Companion/confidant of a Caesar. He wrote a Commentary on
Plato
(24 books); Lexicon to
Plato
(2 books).
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α
2156
Ἀνδραποδώδεις
slavish
… qri/c ["slavish hair"], [a saying] in reference to the foolish.
Plato
says: "having the slavish hair in their soul, through lack of education."
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δ
1547
Δρύοχοι
stocks
… lay one in the sea, and one [secured] by stocks".
Plato
in Timaeus calls 'stocks' the supports of the ship under construction. "When a fleet is being built out of stocks all at the …
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α
1467
Ἀμαθέστερος
more ignorant, rather ignorant
Also [sc. attested] is a)maqh/s; meaning uneducated and unprepared;
Plato
[sc. uses the word]. It is also applied to one who is poorly educated and to someone not educated who understands by instinct.
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α
2024
Ἀναπλήσας
having filled up, having defiled
[Meaning he] having made full. But
Plato
[uses it] to mean he having polluted.
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α
4398
Ἀτυφία
lack of delusion, modesty
[Means] humility. And [the related adjective] a)/tufon in
[Plato's]
Phaedrus [means] unharmful; since delusion [tu=fon] harms. And e)pitequmme/non ["inflamed"] likewise; for the [verb] qu/yai ["to inflame"] [means] to kindle. Also [sc. attested are] quma/lwpes, …
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χ
418
Χοσρόης
Chosroes, Khosrau, Khosraw
… of Oloros, and was totally obsessed with the teachings of
Plato
the son of Ariston; neither could the Timaeus elude him, even though it is very much embellished with geometrical speculation and investigates the …
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δ
1355
Δομνῖνος
Domninos, Domninus
… philosophical matters. As a result, he also perverted many of
Plato's
opinions with his own. Although he corrupted them, he nonetheless gave a satisfactory defense to Proklos, who had written to him an entire …
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α
2829
Ἀξιῶν
deeming
Meaning [he] considering, supposing. Lysias and
Plato
[sc. use the word]. Also meaning [he] beseeching, entreating. Or also/even meaning [he] considering.
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α
3056
Ἀπέσβηκε
he had quenched
Amongst those who use the [verb] to quench is
Plato
in Statesman.
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α
4348
Ἀτέχνοις
for unskilled ones, to unskilled ones, with unskilled ones
… and meaning strongly, and meaning once-for-all, and meaning utterly. So
Plato
[sc. uses it]. "Being absolutely happy with Aristotle's happiness." And elsewhere: "he simply would not discuss with the others, not even if he …
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β
104
Βαρβαρίζει
behaves like a barbarian
Meaning [he/she/it] thinks barbarian thoughts. Thus
Plato
[sc. uses the word]. "But barbarism is pronunciation with defects contrary to the custom of the Greeks of good repute; solecism is an expression constructed ungrammatically;" such …
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δ
1476
Δῶρος
Doros, Dorus
… his youth, and on account of his inexperience with great-minded
Plato’s
knowledge, not able to mount to the loftiness and brillance of his thoughts. Isidore, learning the state he was in, called him forth …
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ε
138
Ἐγκύρτια
fish-trap entrances, weel entrances
[Meaning] the woven parts in fish-traps. But
Plato
uses the term in Timaeus in reference to the throat.
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ε
1546
Ἐξάντη
danger-free, out of danger
… interjection. "Being safe I see another man having my misfortune."
Plato
[writes this] in Phaedrus.
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χ
615
Χυτρέα
potter
… worker in clay, and a craftsman of such products. And
Plato
in Republic [uses the word].
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δ
39
Δαμάσκιος
Damaskios, Damascius
… Phrygians; he flourished in the time of Justinian. Commentaries on
Plato,
On First Principles, and Philosophical History were written by him.
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ε
3070
Ἔρως
love
… [say]; or the recollection of a beauty once seen, as
Plato
[says]; for these loves are seemly." "When it is proposed that a wise man will be in love and we want to refute …
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ε
1032
Ἐμποδών
in the way
… the [speech] Against Lycophron [also uses it], to mean clear.
Plato
[uses it] to mean central. Isaeus [uses it] to mean recent and in one's hands; for he says in the restoration of liberty …
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χ
323
Χθές
yesterday
Plato
[uses this word] taking off the epsilon at the beginning. The [word] xqe/s [is derived] from to run out [e)kqei=n], which is to pass by. Note that
Plato
has "I went down" first …
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δ
1319
Δογματίζει
dogmatizes, sets forth dogma
… proposition [protasis], and the opinion itself a conception [hypolepsis]. Now
Plato
‘revealed’ things he understood; he ‘refuted’ false things; and he refrained from judgment concerning unclear things. And concerning the things which appeared correct …
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ε
1182
Ἔνδοξα
plausible things; reputable opinions
… more valuable than body. However, the wise men, such as
Plato,
assert that the soul is immortal, and Aristotle says that the heaven is composed of a fifth body, and that happiness is produced …
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ε
2404
Ἐπίκουρος
Epicurus, Epikouros
… under Nausiphanes the Democritean and under Pamphilus the disciple of
Plato.
[Epicurus] was born during the 109th Olympiad, seven years after
Plato's
death, and his life extended until the successors [sc. of Alexander] and …
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α
61
Ἀβουλεῖν
to be unwilling
[Meaning] not to wish, or not to resolve.
Plato
[sc. uses the word].
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α
1930
Ἀναλαμβάνειν
to gather up
… fashion, and they mocked those who did not do this.
Plato
in Theaetetus [writes]: "those who are able to perform all services sharply and smartly, but who do not know how to gather up …
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α
3194
Ἄπια
pears
A kind of fruit.
Plato
said a)pi/ous in Laws. It occurs also in Alexis and in Savages of Pherecrates: "grab the pears before stirring [them] up."
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