διαπορέω

diaporeo

to be quite at a loss, to be in doubt

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book VI 1
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777c6
Book VII 1
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799e6
Sophist 2
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250e5
217a4
Timaeus 2
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55d4
49b7
Phaedrus 1
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237a5
Philebus 1
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32d7

Dictionary (LSJ)

διαπορέω, A. to be quite at a loss, to be in doubt or difficulty, τί χρὴ δρᾶν Pl. Lg. 777c; ἐπὶ τοῖς συμβαίνουσι Plb. 4.71.5: in aor. Pass., διηπορήθη Aeschin. 2.34: pf. Pass., διηπορημένος Plu. Alex. 25:—Med., δ. ὑπʼ αἰσχύνης Pl. Phdr. 237a. 2. to be in want, Arist. Oec. 1353a26. II. go through all the ἀπορίαι, Id. Pol. 1276b36, al.: but, 2. commonly only a stronger form of ἀπορέω, raise an ἀπορία, start a difficulty, Id. EN 1096a11; ἔστι δὲ τοῖς εὐπορῆσαι βουλομένοις προὔργου τὸ διαπορῆσαι καλῶς Id. Metaph. 995a28; πὲρί τινος Plb. 4.20.2, Phld. Sign. 21; εἰ . . Epicur. Fr. 21:—Med., διαπορεῖσθαί τι περί τινος Pl. Sph. 217a:—Pass., to be matter of doubt or discussion, Pl. Sph. 250e, Arist. Metaph. 1086a19, al.; τὸ διαπορούμενον Pl. Lg. 799e; τὸ διαπορεῖσθαι Arist. EN 1101a35; τὸ διαπορηθέν Id. Pol. 1282b8: impers., διαπορεῖται περί τινος a question arises about . ., Id. HA 631b2.

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