ἀΐδιος

aidios

everlasting, eternal

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Timaeus 6
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37c6
37d1
37e5
29a3
29a5
40b5
Phaedo 1
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106d3
Philebus 1
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66a8
Republic 1
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611b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀΐδιος [ᾱῐδ], ον, also η, ον, Orph. H. 10.21, al., (ἀεί):—A. everlasting, eternal, h.Hom. 29.3, Hes. Sc. 310; freq. in Prose, χρόνος Antipho 1.21; ἔχθρα Th. 4.20; οἴκησις, of a tomb, X. Ages. 11.16; ἡ ἀ. οὐσία eternity, Pl. Ti. 37e; ἀ. στρατηγία, ἀρχή, βασιλεία, perpetual . . , Arist. Pol. 1285a7, 1317b41, 1301b27; ἀ. βασιλεῖς, γέροντες, ib.1284b33, 1306a17; τὰ ἀ., opp. τὰ γενητά and φθαρτά, Id. Metaph. 1069a32, EN 1139b23, al.; ἐς ἀΐδιον for ever, Th. 4.63; ad infinitum, Arist. PA 640a6; ἐξ ἀϊδίου Plot. 2.1.3: Comp. -ώτερος Arist. Cael. 284a17:—ἀ. is dist. fr. αἰώνιος as everlasting from timeless, Olymp. in Mete. 146.16; but dist. fr. ἀείζωος as eternal (without beginning or end) from everliving, Corp.Herm. 8.2. Adv. -ίως Sm. Mi. 7.18, Iamb. Comm.Math. 1, Hierocl. in CA 1p.419M.

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