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δεῖπνον

deipnon

meal

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δεῖπνον, τό, A. meal: in Hom. sts. noonday meal, Il. 11.86; sts. = ἄριστον, morning meal, 2.381, 10.578, 19.171sq., Od. 15.94 sq., 500; sts. = δόρπον, evening meal, 17.176, 20.390sq.; later,the midday meal, σῖτον εἰδέναι διώρισα, ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θʼ αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα A. Fr. 182; later, the afternoon meal, dinner or supper, σοὶ δὲ μελήσει, ὅταν ᾖ δεκάπουν τὸ στοιχεῖον, λιπαρῷ χωρεῖν ἐπὶ δ. Ar. Ec. 652: freq. in pl., S. OT 779, El. 203(lyr.); δ. Θυέστου E. Or. 1008(lyr.); ἀπὸ δείπνου straight-way after the meal, ἀπὸ δ. αὐτοῦ θωρήσσοντο Il. 8.54, cf. Antipho 1.17; καλεῖν ἐπὶ δεῖπνον, κεκλῆσθαι ἐπὶ δ., Eub. 72,119.2; δ. παρασκευάζειν Pherecr. 45,172; παραθεῖναι Id. 184; ποιεῖν Dionys.Com. 2.4; of animals, etc., Hom. Epigr. 11, Ael. VH 1.12, 12.27. 2. generally, food, provender, ἵπποισιν δεῖπνον δότε Il. 2.383; ὄρνισι δεῖπνον A. Supp. 801; κοράκεσσιν Epigr. ap. Philostr. Her. 19.17.
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