ἄφοβος

aphobos

without fear

Appears 16 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 9
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Book I 3
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647c3
647b9
648b8
Book III 3
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682c10
699c6
701a7
Book VI 1
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752b9
Book VII 1
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797a4
Book VIII 1
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830e5
Laches 3
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197a8
197b2
197b4
Alcibiades I 1
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122a7
Hippias Minor 1
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364a4
Meno 1
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70b6
Republic 1
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Book II 1
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375b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄφοβος, ον, A. without fear, and so: 1. fearless, intrepid, Pi. I. 5(4).40, S. OC 1325, etc.; πρὸς ἐρημίαν, περὶ τοῦ μέλλοντος, Plu. Lyc. 16, Galb. 23: c. gen., having no fear of, τῶν ἀρχόντων D.Chr. 2.52; τὸ ἄφοβον, = ἀφοβία, Pl. La. 197b. Adv. -βως X. Hier. 7.10, Pl. Lg. 682c, PTeb. 24.74(ii B. C.). 2. causing no fear, free from fear, A. Pr. 902; λόγος οὐκ ἄ. εἰπεῖν Pl. Lg. 797a. 3. ἄ. θῆρες, in S. Aj. 366, is an oxymoron, beasts which fear not men or which no one fears, tame beasts, cattle.

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