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ἀγρός

agros

field

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγρός, οῦ, ὁ, A. field, mostly in pl., fields, lands, Il. 23.832, Od. 4.757, Pi. P. 4.149, etc.; opp. κῆποι, Theopomp. Hist. 89; sg., farm, Od. 24.205; also in pl., X. HG 2.4.1:—tilled land, opp. fallow, ἀγρὸς καὶ ἀργός, Ἀθηνᾶ 20.167 (Erythrae). 2. country, opp. town, Od. 17.182, E. Supp. 884, etc.; ἀγρὸν τὰν πόλιν ποιεῖς Epich. 169; ἀγρῷ in the country, Od. 11.188; ἐπʼ ἀγροῦ in the country, 1.190, 22.47; ἐπʼ ἀγρὸῦ νόσφι πόληος 1.185; in pl., κατὰ πτόλιν ἠὲ κατʼ ἀγρούς 17.18; ἐν οἴκοις ἢ ʼν ἀγροῖς S. OT 112; ἐπʼ ἀγρῶν ib.1049; ἀγροῖσι Id. El. 313; τὸν ἐξ ἀγρῶν Id. OT 1051; τὰ ἐξ ἀγρῶν Th. 2.13, cf. 14; κατʼ ἀγρούς Cratin. 318, Pl. Lg. 881c; οἰκεῖν ἐν ἀγρῷ Ar. Fr. 387.2; τὰ ἐν ἀγρῷγιγνόμενα fruits, X. Mem. 2.9.4, cf. An. 5.3.9:—prov., οὐδὲν ἐξ ἀγροῦ λέγεις, ἀγροῦπλέως, i.e. boorish, Suid., Hsch.—Rare in later Greek, Ev.Marc. 15.21, PAmh. 2.134.5, POxy. 967. [ᾰ by nature, so always in Com., exc.Ar. Av. 579, Philem. 116; ᾱγρόθεν in Alc. Com.19 is paratrag.] (Cf. Skt. ájras ‘plain’, prob. fr. aj ‘drive’ (cf. ἄγω), i.e. pasture.)
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