ἀσφάλεια
asphaleia
security against stumbling
Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀσφάλεια [φᾰ], gen. ας, Ion. ης, ἡ, (ἀσφᾰλής) A. security against stumbling or falling, ἀ. πρὸς τὸν πηλόν 3.22; steadfastness, stability, ἀσφαλείᾳ . . ἀνόρθωσον πόλιν raise up the city so that it stand fast, OT 51; κατασκευάζειν τὴν [τῆς πολιτείας] ἀ. Pol. 1319b39. 2. assurance from danger, personal safety, Supp. 495, etc.; τηρεῖν ἀ. ἐπιβουλῆς 2.2.8; ἀ. τῆς ἐπαναφορᾶς precaution regarding it, 3.33, cf. 4.68, 8.4; ἡ ἰδία ἀ., opp. ὁ τῆς πόλεως κίνδυνος, 31.7; δεηθεὶς τῆς ἀ. ἔτυχε safe-conduct, 3.7; ἀ. διδόναι, παρέχειν, HG 2.2.2, Cyr. 4.5.28: freq. with Preps., ἀσφαλείης εἵνεκεν 4.33; ἀσφαλείας οὕνεκα Av. 293; διʼ ἀσφαλείας τὰς πόλεις οἰκεῖν 1.17; τὸ σῶμʼ ἐν ἀσφαλείᾳ καθιστάναι, καθεστάναι, 9.30, Hier. 2.10; κατʼ ἀσφάλειαν in safety, 4.128; μετʼ ἀσφαλείας 1.120, Ti. 50b: pl., ἀσφάλειαι seasons of safety, 8.21. 3. caution, σῴζονται ὑπʼ ἀσφαλείας 1.10, cf. (?)ap. 46.11.27 and 14.4: in Lit. Crit., circumspection, Eloc. 287. 4. assurance, certainty, ἀ. πολλὴ μὴ ἂν ἐλθεῖν αὐτούς 2.11; ἀ. ἐργάζεσθαι τὴν γῆν security for agriculture, Cyr. 7.4.5. 5. ἀ. λόγου convincing nature, certainty of an argument, Mem. 4.6.15, cf. Ev.Luc. 1.4. 6. as law-term, security, bond, Epict. 2.13.7; pledge, BGU 1149.24 (i B. C.): in pl., = Lat. cautiones, Nov. 72.6. 7. name for eight, 56.
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