δειμαίνω

deimaino

to be afraid

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 3
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Book VII 1
Chapter ?

790e8
Book IX 1
Chapter ?

865e4
Book XI 1
Chapter ?

933c2
Republic 1
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Book I 1
Chapter ?

330e7

Dictionary (LSJ)

δειμαίνω, only pres. and impf. (Ep. δειμαίνεσκε Q.S. 2.439):— Α. to be afraid, h.Ap. 404, Hdt. 3.51, etc., S. OC 492, Pl. R. 330c, etc.; δ. περὶ ἑωυτῷ, ὑπέρ τινος, Hdt. 3.35, 8.140.βʼ; ἀμφί τινι S. OC 492; ἐπί τινι Jul. Or. 2.82a:—Pass., to be frightened, Q.S. 2.499. 2. folld. by a relat. clause with μή . ., Thgn. 541, Hdt. 1.165, S. Tr. 481. 3. c. inf., Mosch. 3.56, Opp. H. 5.320. 4. c. acc., fear, τὴν Περσέων δύναμιν Hdt. 1.159; πάντα δ. A. Pers. 600, cf. Pr. 41: c. acc. cogn., δεῖμʼ ὃ δειμαίνεις E. Andr. 868.

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