ἀλαζών

alazon

wanderer about country, vagrant

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 4
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Book VI 2
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486b7
490a2
Book VIII 2
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560c2
560c7
Hippias Minor 2
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369e4
371d2
Charmides 1
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173c5
Euthydemus 1
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283c8
Lysis 1
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218d2
Phaedo 1
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92d4
Philebus 1
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65c5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀλαζών [ᾰλ], όνος, ὁ, ἡ, (ἄλη) prop. A. wanderer about country, vagrant, Alc. Com.31. II. charlatan, quack, esp. of Sophists, Cratin. 380, Ar. Nu. 102, Pl. Chrm. 173c, al. 2. braggart, boaster, X. Cyr. 2.2.12, Arist. EN 1127a21; title of play by Men. 3. Adj., boastful, pretentious, Hdt. 6.12; ἀ. λόγοι Pl. R. 560c: Comp. -έστερος Suid. s.v. εἴρων: Sup., ἡδονὴ ἀλαζονίστατον most shameless, Pl. Phlb. 65c. Adv. Sup. -έστατα, δρῶν Ael. NA 4.29.

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