ἄλγος

algos

pain

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Alcibiades II 1
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142e1
Charmides 1
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156b6
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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486c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄλγος, εος, τό, (Cypr., A. = ὀδύνη, AB 1095) pain of body, Il. 5.394, S. Ph. 734, 1379; ἀ. καρδίης, ποδῶν, κεφαλᾶς, Hp. Epid. 7.20, X. Cyn. 3.3, IG 4.953.52 (Epidd.); in Hom. mostly in pl., sufferings, ἄλγεα τεύχει Il. 1.110; ἄ. πάσχων 2.667, cf. Alc. 95. 2. pain of mind, grief, freq. in pl., Il. 1.2, 2.39, al.: sg., ἄλγος ἱκάνει θυμόν Il. 3.97, cf. Od. 2.41, etc.; τὴν δʼ ἅμα χάρμα καὶ ἄ. ἕλε φρένα 19.471; ἄ. ἀεικέλιον 14.32; τὰ κύντατʼ ἄλγη κακῶν E. Supp. 807; ὑπʼ ἄλγους from pain, A. Eu. 183; αἰσχύνας ἐμᾶς ὑπʼ ἀλγέων from grief for my shame, E. Hel. 201; ἄ. καρδίας LXX Si. 26.6. II. later, anything that causes pain, Bion 2.11, AP 9.390 (Menecr.), 5.166 (Asclep.); τοῦ ἄ. θιγεῖν Aret. SD 2.9.

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