ἀτοπία

atopia

being out of the way

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Phaedrus 2
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229e1
251d8
Symposium 2
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221d2
215a2
Letters 1
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352a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀτοπία, ἡ, A. being out of the way, hence, 1. absurdity, Ar. Ra. 1372; of persons, Id. Ach. 349; singularity, Pl. Smp. 215a; of sounds or words, uncouthness, D.H. Comp. 12. 2. extraordinary nature, νοσήματος Th. 2.51; τῶν τιμωριῶν Id. 3.82; τοῦ πάθους Pl. Phdr. 251d. 3. logical absurdity, S.E. P. 3.240. 4. wickedness, misdeed, LXX Ju. 11.11: pl., Phld. Vit.p.34J.

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