δόσις

dosis

giving

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Cratylus 3
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430d6
403a4
404b8
Apology 1
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30e1
Charmides 1
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158c2
Epinomis 1
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977b7
Euthyphro 1
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14d1
Laws 1
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Book IX 1
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865b6
Phaedrus 1
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244a8
Philebus 1
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16c5
Symposium 1
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195a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

δόσις, εως, ἡ, (δίδωμι) A. giving, φαρμάκου Antipho 1.18; χρημάτων Hdt. 1.61; μισθοῦ Th. 1.143; opp. αἴτησις, Pl. Euthphr. 14d; δ. χρημάτων καὶ λῆψις Arist. EN 1107b8; λήψεις καὶ δόσεις Arr. Epict. 2.9.12, cf. LXX Si. 41.19, Ep.Phil. 4.15. b. licence, permission, SIG 987.33 (Chios, iv B. C.). 2. ἐμβολῶν δ. ramming in naval tactics, D.S. 13.10. II. gift, καί οἱ δ. ἔσσεται ἐσθλή Il. 10.213; δ. ὀλίγη τε φίλη τε Od. 6.208, 14.58, cf. Hdt. 1.90, 9.93, S. OT 1518, etc.; δόσιν κακὰν κακῶν κακοῖς A. Pers. 1041 (lyr.); θεῶν εἰς ἀνθρώπους Pl. Phlb. 16c. 2. bequest, legacy: κατὰ δόσιν by will (opp. κατὰ γένος, as heir-at-law), Is. 4.7, Isoc. 19.45, cf. Harp. 3. largess, = Lat. congiarium, Hdn. 6.8.8 (pl.). 4. contribution towards the fulfilment of a purpose, Chrysipp.(?)Stoic. 3.30. 5. payment on account, instalment, IG 12.296, 7.303.35 (Orop.), etc.; payment in kind, PMasp. 146.4 (vi A. D.), al. 6. portion, LXXGe. 47.22, al., BGU 1122.12 (i B. C.); διελὼν εἰς δόσεις Plu. Arat. 13. 7. dose of medicine, Dsc. 2.171; δ. τελεία full dose, Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.57.5, etc., cf. Luc. Abd. 4. 8. τῆς οἰκονομίας πολλὴν ποιεῖσθαι δ. lay great stress on an arrangement, D.H. Dem. 51; οὐ τοσαύτην ποιούμενοι τῆς ἡδονῆς δ. ὅσην τῆς ἀληθείας ib.18. 9. destiny, fate of an individual, ἡ ἀνθρωπίνη δ. Iamb. Myst. 1.3; esp. of planetary influence, Plot. 2.3.2, al.

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