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δῶρον

doron

gift, present, gift of honour

Appears 34 times across Plato's dialogues.

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δῶρον, τό, (δίδωμι) A. gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. Il. 1.213, etc.; votive gift or offering to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ 6.293, cf. LXX Ge. 4.4, Ev.Marc. 7.11; βωμοὶ δώροισι φλέγονται A. Ag. 91; ποῦ μοι τὰ . . δ. κἀκροθίνια; Id. Fr. 184; δῶρά τινος the gifts of, i. e. given by, him, θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δ. Il. 20.265, cf. Od. 18.142; δῶρʼ Ἀφροδίτης, i.e. personal charms, Il. 3.54,64; δ. Κύπριδος E. Hel. 363 (lyr.); δ. τῶν Μουσῶν καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος, of μουσική, Pl. Lg. 796e: c. gen. rei, ὕπνου δ. the blessing of sleep, Il. 7.482; δῶρα presents given as tribute, 17.225; δῶρον τοῦ ποταμοῦ, of the land of Egypt, Hdt. 2.5. 2. δῶρα presents, as retaining fees or bribes, D. 18.109, Jusj.ib.24.150, Arist. Ath. 55.5, SIG 953.7 (Calymna), etc. (the usual sense of the word in Att. Oratt.): hence in Att. law, δώρων γραφή an indictment for being bribed, Aeschin. 3.232, etc., cf. Harp.; δώρων κριθῆναι to be tried for taking bribes, Lys. 27.3; δώρων ἑλεῖν τινα to convict him of taking bribes, Ar. Nu. 591; δ. ὀφλεῖν to be found guilty of taking bribes, And. 1.74; δώρων δίωξις Plu. Per. 32. 3. in pl., good qualities, talents, τὰ βασιλέως δ. Lib. Ep. 19. II. front part of palm, Poll. 2.144. 2. handʼs breadth, palm, as a measure of length, Nic. Th. 398, Vitr. 2.3.3, Milet. 7.57 (Didyma); cf. δεκάδωρος.
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