Plato Greek Lexicon ἀναγωγή

ἀναγωγή

anagoge

leading up

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀναγωγή, , A. leading up, esp. taking a ship into the high sea, putting to sea, ἀ. γίγνεται Th. 6.30, X. HG 1.6.28. b. bringing upstream, of a ship, OGI 56.51 (Egypt, iii B. C.). 2. bringing up from the stomach or lungs, πτυάλου ἀ. expectoration, Hp. Acut. 54, cf. 58; σιτίων ἀπέπτων ἀ. vomiting, Epid. 1.5; φάρμακα τῆς ἀ. expectorants, Morb. 3.15; αἵματος Erasistr. ap. Gal. Libr.Propr. 1, Plb. 2.70.6. 3. bringing up, rearing, φυτῶν Thphr. CP 3.7.4. 4. lifting up of the soul to God, Iamb. Myst. 3.7; ἡ πρὸς τὸ πρῶτον ἀ. Porph. Sent. 30, cf. Eun. VSp.482B. 5. evocation, Σεμέλης Plu. 2.293d. 6. sublimation, αἰθαλῶν Zos.Alch.p.141B. ; distillation, ὕδατος ibid. II. referring to a principle, Arist. Metaph. 1005a1; of phenomena to a cause, 1027b14: generally, ἀ. πρός τι ποιεῖσθαι Epicur. Sent. 23; ἐπὶ τὸ κοινωνικὸν τέλος M.Ant. 12.20. 2. resolution of definitions into syllogisms, Arist. APo. 90a37. 3. reference to a principle, Id. Metaph. 1027b14. 4. return of a defective slave to vendor (cf. ἀνάγω A. II.5), ἀ. ἔστω Pl. Lg. 916a; ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι ib. b; ἀναγωγῆς τυχεῖν ib.a, cf. Hyp. Ath. 15. 5. reference of a claimant to a third party, Foed.Delph.Pell. 2A17. 6. delivery, payment, γενημάτων PTeb. 24.56 (ii B. C.); φόρων Philostr. VS 2.12.2 codd. 7. ἀναγωγαί, αἱ, = sq., Ath. 9.395a.
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