δημιουργία

demiourgia

workmanship, handicraft

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 7
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Book II 1
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371c4
Book III 2
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395b9
401a2
Book VI 2
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493d4
495d8
Book X 2
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598c8
599a7
Alcibiades II 1
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140b9
Critias 1
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110c4
Statesman 1
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280c2
Symposium 1
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197a3
Timaeus 1
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41c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

δημιουργία, ἡ, A. workmanship, handicraft, Pl. R. 401a; τέχναι καὶ δ. ib.495d; piece of mechanism, Arist. Mu. 400a1. 2. making, creating, ζῴων Pl. Ti. 41c, etc.; δ. ἔκ τινος Id. Plt. 280c; creative activity, μεριστὴ δ. Jul. Or. 5.179b, al.; the creation, ἡ φανερὰ δ. ib.4.144b; ὁ κόσμος ὅδε καὶ ἁπλῶς ἡ δ. Dam. Pr. 283. 3. physical function, Arist. HA 489a13. 4. δ. τῶν τεχνῶν handling or practising them, Pl. Smp. 197a. II. the office of δημιουργός, OGI 578.12 (pl., Tarsus), etc.: generally, magistracy, office, Arist. Pol. 1310b22 (pl.).

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