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χαλεπότης

chalepotes

difficulty, ruggedness

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

χαλεπότης, ητος, ἡ, A. difficulty, ruggedness, τῶν χωρίων Th. 4.12,33: metaph. in pl., μεγάλας ἔχουσιν αἱ σύντομοι [ὁδοὶ] χαλεπότητας Jul. Or. 7.225c. 2. generally, difficulty, of understanding, Arist. APo. 93b34. II. mostly of persons, harshness, severity, opp. ῥᾳστώνη, Pl. Criti. 107c, Lg. 902c; ἡ τοῦ σοφιστοῦ χ. Id. Sph. 254a; τρόπων χ. Id. Lg. 929d; τῶν πολιτειῶν Isoc. 4.142; abs., Th. 1.84, Isoc. 2.24, etc.; of the Lacedaemonians, Id. 12.90; μετὰ χαλεπότητος ἀκροᾶσθαι Id. 15.20; of the laws of Draco, Arist. Pol. 1274b17: pl., opp. πραότητες, Isoc. 5.116. 2. ill-temper, vice, of a horse, X. Eq. 3.10.
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