δορυφορέω

doryphoreo

attend as a body-guard

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book IX 3
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574d7
573a8
575b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

δορυφορέω, A. attend as a body-guard, τινά Hdt. 2.168,3.127, Th. 1.130; τὸν ἔπαρχον PAmh. 2.79.52 (ii A.D.): generally, keep guard over, τὴν ἑκάστου σωτηρίαν D. 23.123:—Med., ψυχὴν λογισμῷ Them. Or. 1.5b:—Pass., to be guarded, στρατοπέδοις D. 17.12; δορυφορεῖσθαι τῇ τῶν πολιτῶν εὐνοίᾳ Isoc. 10.37: metaph., ὑπὸ μανίας Pl. R. 573a, cf. Ph. 2.239, al. b. Astrol., of planets, attend, i. e. flank, the Sun, etc., Ptol. Tetr. 114, al., S.E. M. 5.38 (Pass.). 2. c. dat., attend as guard, ἡμῖν αὐτοῖς X. Cyr. 7.5.84; πειθαρχοῦντας αὐτῷ καὶ -φοροῦντας Plb. 32.8.6. 3. metaph. of numbers in a series, flank, Iamb. in Nic. p.77 P.:—Pass., ib.p.40P.

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