ἀσχημοσύνη

aschemosyne

want of form

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book I 2
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627d1
648e1
Book X 1
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893a2
Republic 3
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Book III 3
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400c7
401a5
401a6
Hippias Minor 2
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374d2
374b8
Symposium 1
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196a6
Theaetetus 1
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174c5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσχημοσύνη, ἡ, A. want of form, ἀ. καὶ ἀμορφία Arist. Ph. 190b15, cf. 188b20, Simp. in Cael. 129.26. 2. ungracefulness, Pl. Smp. 196a, R. 401a; awkwardness, Id. Tht. 174c; disfigurement, τοῦ προσώπου, in playing on the flute, Arist. Pol. 1341b5. 3. ἀ. φέρει brings discredit, disgrace, Id. EN 1126b33. II. in moral sense, indecorum, obscene or disgraceful conduct, Ep.Rom. 1.27: in pl., Ph. 1.78, Vett.Val. 61.31. III. euphem.for αἰδοῖον, LXX Le. 18.7,al.; for ἀπόπατος, ib.De. 23.13(14).

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