ἀμυδρός

amydros

dim, faint, obscure

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 2
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Book VII 1
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533d6
Book X 1
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597a10
Timaeus 2
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49a3
72b9
Epinomis 1
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985b7
Phaedrus 1
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250b3
Sophist 1
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250e8
Theaetetus 1
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195a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμυδρός, ά, όν, A. dim, faint, obscure: 1. of impressions on the eye, ἀ. χοιράς a rock dimly seen through water, Archil. 129; ἀ. γράμματα scarce legible letters, Th. 6.54; ἀ. φέγγος, χρῶμα, Arist. Mete. 343b13, 372a2; ἀ. τὰ εἴδη τῶν ἰχθύων, σκιὰς μᾶλλον ἢ ἰχθῦς εἰκάσεις (in a painting) Paus. 10.28.1. Adv. ἀμυδσῶς, βλέπειν, ὁρᾶν, Arist. HA 537b11, 556b19; ἀ. μιμεῖσθαί τι represent its form obscurely, ib.502b9; ἀ. ἔχειν to be ill-defined, PA 668a3. 2. generally, faint, weak, σφυγμὸς ἀ. τὸν τόνον Aret. CA 2.3, cf.SD 1.12; τυπαί Nic. Th. 358 (Comp.). 3. of impressions on the mind, vague, ἀ. εἶδος Pl. Ti. 49a; ἀ. πρὸς ἀλήθειαν faint in comparison with truth, Id. R. 597a; διʼ ἀμυδρῶν ὀργάνων by imperfect organs, Id. Phdr. 250b, cf. Tht. 195a; μαντεῖα ἀμυδρότερα τοῦ τι σαφὲς σημαίνειν too obscure . . , Id. Ti. 72b; ἀ. ἐλπίς Plu. Alc. 38; ἀ. λόγος [Longin.] Rh.p.195H.; -ότερα σχήματα Aps.p.327 H.; συναίσθησις Dam. Pr. 81 (Sup.), etc. Adv. -ῶς καὶ οὐθὲν σαφῶς Arist. Metaph. 985a13, cf. 988a23; faintly, of one near death, Max.Tyr. 16.2: Comp. ἀμυδρότερον Pl. Sph. 250e, Plu. 2.1025d.

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