ἀφορία

aphoria

not bearing

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 2
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Book VIII 2
Chapter ?

546a5
546a8
Laws 1
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Book V 1
Chapter ?

740c8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀφορία, ἡ, (ἄφορος) A. not bearing:—hence, 1. c. gen. objecti, non-production, dearth, καρπῶν -ίαι X. Vect. 4.9; πίττης Thphr. HP 9.2.4; παίδων Pl. Lg. 740c (pl.); ἀρετῆς Ph. 1.430: abs., dearth, αἱ ἀ. γίγνονται Antipho 2.1.10, cf. Lycurg. 84, Arist. Mete. 351b14 (pl.). 2. in subj. sense, barrenness, sterility, ἀ. ψυχῆς τε καὶ σωμάτων Pl. R. 546a; ψυχῶν κρειττόνων εὐφορίαι ἢ ἀ. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.337; φρενῶν X. Smp. 4.55.

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