ἀπροσδόκητος

aprosdoketos

unexpected, unlooked for

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book XI 2
Chapter ?

920d4
924d2
Charmides 1
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Chapter ?

153b1
Letters 1
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Chapter ?

351d6

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπροσδόκητος, ον, A. unexpected, unlooked for, A. Pr. 680, S. El. 1017, etc.; εὐπραγία Th. 3.39; πρᾶγμʼ ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν ἀ. Ar. Lys. 352; κακοπάθεια Antipho 3.2.11; τύχη Pl. Lg. 920d; ἀ. [ὁδὸν] πορευθείς X. HG 6.4.3; ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου Hdt. 1.191, 7.204. Adv. -τως Th. 4.29, Lys. 1.11, etc. II. Act., not expecting, unaware, ἐπιθέσθαι τισὶ ἀπροσδοκήτοις Th. 2.33, cf. 7.39; ἀ. ἦσαν ὡς ἤδη μαχούμενοι Id. 6.69; ἀ. μὴ ἄν ποτέ τινα σφίσιν ἐπιθέσθαι Id. 7.29.

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