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ἀποκωλύω

apokolyo

hinder

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀποκωλύω, fut. -ύσω [ῡ], A. hinder or prevent from a thing, or its use, τινὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ X. An. 3.3.3; ἀπό τινος LXX Ec. 2.10: c. inf., prevent from doing, E. Med. 1411, Pl. Tht. 150c, al.; ἀ. τοῦ ποιεῖν X. Hier. 8.1; ἀ. μὴ ἐλθεῖν Id. An. 6.4.24. II. c. acc. only, keep off, hinder, Orac. ap. Hdt. 1.66, cf. Th. 3.28. III. abs., stop the way, Id. 1.72: impers., οὐδὲν ἀποκωλύει there is nothing to prevent it, Pl. R. 372e, al. IV. shut up, τέκνα εἰς οἶκον LXX 1 Ki. 6.10.
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