διηθέω

dietheo

strain through, filter

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Timaeus 2
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Chapter ?

45c2
82d5
Sophist 1
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226b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

διηθέω, A. strain through, filter, Hp. Acut. 7, Pl. Sph. 226b, Ti. 45c; οἶνον δ. πυρέττοντι Plu. 2.101c, cf. Mim.Oxy. 413.161:—Pass., Arist. Mete. 368a22, Plb. 34.9.10; of air in the lungs, Gal. 2.705; καθαρὸν καὶ διηθημένον [γένος], opp. μικτόν, Ph. 2.3. 2. wash out, cleanse, τὴν κοιλίην οἴνῳ, θυμιήμασι, Hdt. 2.86. II. intr., of liquid, filter through, percolate, Id. 2.93.

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