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ἀπειλή

apeile

boastful promises, boasts

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπειλή, ἡ, mostly in pl., A. boastful promises, boasts, ποῦ τοι ἀπειλαὶ ἃς . . ὑπίσχεο οἰνοποτάζων; Il. 20.83; μέχρι τῶν ἀπειλῶν γενναῖος Lib. Or. 59.118, cf. Eust. 704.28. II. commonly in pl., threats, ποῦ τοι ἀπειλαὶ οἴχονται τὰς Τρωσὶν ἀπείλεον υἷες Ἀχαιῶν; Il. 13.219; οὐδὲ . . λήθετʼ ἀπειλάων τὰς ἀντιθέῳ Ὀδυσῆι πρῶτον ἐπηπείλησεν Od. 13.126, cf. Il. 16.200, Hdt. 6.32; εὐθύνειν ἀπειλαῖς καὶ πληγαῖς Pl. Prt. 325d, cf. A. Pr. 175 (lyr.): in sg., S. Ant. 753, Th. 4.126; ἀπειλῆς ἕνεκα τοῖς ἐν τῷ Ταρτάρῳ Arist. APo. 94b33. 2. of threatening conditions, ἀ. πνιγμοῦ Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.60; τὰ ἐν ἀπειλῇ ἀποστήματα Heras ap.Gal. 13.815; of storms, J. BJ 1.21.5, Ael. NA 7.7.
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