ἀποδειλιάω

apodeiliao

to be very fearful, play the coward, flinch from danger

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 2
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Book VI 1
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504a1
Book VII 1
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535b7
Euthydemus 1
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277d3
Euthyphro 1
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15c12
Gorgias 1
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480c5
Letters 1
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329b6
Protagoras 1
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326c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποδειλιάω, fut. -άσω [ᾱ], A. to be very fearful, play the coward, flinch from danger or toil, X. Mem. 3.12.2, Pl. Grg. 480c, al.; ἀ. ἐν ἰσχυροῖς μαθήμασιν Id. R. 535b, cf. 504a; ταῖς ψυχαῖς Plb. 1.15.7; πρός τινα or τι Id. 11.16.2, cf. Onos. 33.6, Luc. DMort. 10.9, etc. 2. ἀ. τοῦ διαπονεῖσθαι shrink from . ., X. Lac. 10.7. 3. ἀ. τὴν μάχην to be afraid of, Plb. 5.84.5.

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