ἄχθος

achthos

burden, load

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Apology 1
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28d4
Critias 1
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121a1
Phaedrus 1
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252c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄχθος, εος, τό, A. burden, load, Il. 12.452, Hes. Op. 692, Tyrt. 6, etc.; ἄχθεα δυνατώτεραι φέρειν, of camels, Hdt. 3.102, cf. 1.80, Ar. Ra. 9, Th. 4.115; ἄ. οὐκ εὐάγκαλον A. Pr. 352; ἄ. ἀρούρης cumberers of the ground, Il. 18.104, Od. 20.379, etc.; περισσὸν ἄ. γυναικῶν plague of women, S. El. 1241 (lyr.); γῆς ἄλλως ἄχθη Pl. Tht. 176d; ἄ. μυρία γαίης pests, Nic. Th. 9: but φίλτατον ἄχθος, of a corpse, E. Rh. 379 (lyr.): metaph., δίδυμον ἄ. double burden of praise, Pi. N. 6.57. II. load of grief, χάρμα καὶ ἄ. Hes. Sc. 400; ἀπὸ φροντίδος ἄ. . . βαλεῖν A. Ag. 166; λύπης ἄ. S. El. 120 (lyr.), cf. Ant. 1172; φέρειν ἄχθη κακῶν E. IT 710; ἄ. φέρειν bring or cause sorrow, X. Ep. 1.

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