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δίειμι

dieimi

go to and fro, roam about

Appears 25 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

δίειμι, serving as fut. to διέρχομαι, impf. διῄειν: fut. διείσομαι Nic. Th. 494, 837, cf. Hsch.:—Α. go to and fro, roam about, Ar. Ach. 845; of a report, spread, λόγος διῄει Plu. Ant. 56. 2. pass through. διʼ αὐτῶν μέσων Th. 3.21; get through, escape, διὰ τῶν πόρων Arist. Cael. 307b13; ἔξω Thphr. CP 5.9.12: abs., Arist. Ph. 204a4. 3. pass, ἡμέρα χειμέριος δίεισιν Thphr. Sign. 46; proceed, of a play, Ar. Ra. 920. II. c. acc., go through, traverse, Id. Av. 1392: c. acc. cogn., δ. τὸν θεῖον δρόμον Pl. Ax. 370e. b. go through a subject in speaking or writing, narrate, describe, discuss, Id. Cri. 47c; δ. τῷ λόγῳ Id. Grg. 505e, cf. Nic. Il. cc., Luc. Icar. 3.
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