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εἴδωλον

eidolon

phantom

Appears 60 times across Plato's dialogues.

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εἴδωλον, τό, (εἶδος) A. phantom, Il. 5.451, Od. 4.796, Hdt. 5.92.ηʹ, Pl. Lg. 959b; βροτῶν εἴδωλα καμόντων, of ghosts, Od. 11.476, etc.; ψυχῶν Procl. Inst. 64. 2. any unsubstantial form, εἴδωλον σκιᾶς A. Ag. 839, S. Fr. 659.6, Chaerem. 14.15; οὐδὲν ἄλλο πλὴν εἴδωλα . . ἢ κούφην σκιάν S. Aj. 126; εἴ. ἄλλως a mere form, Id. Ph. 947; αἰῶνος εἴ. Pi. Fr. 131.3. 3. image reflected in a mirror or in water, Pl. Sph. 266b, Arist. Div.Somn. 464b9. 4. in the system of Epicurus, film given off by any object and conveying an impression to the eye, Epicur. Ep. 1p.10U., Nat. 2.1, al., Cic. Fam. 15.16.1, etc. II. image in the mind, idea, X. Smp. 4.21; phantom of the mind, fancy, Pl. Phd. 66c; εἴ. καὶ ψεῦδος Id. Tht. 150c. III. image, likeness, γυναικὸς εἴ. χρύσεον Hdt. 1.51, cf.6.58: metaph., λόγος εἴ. ψυχῆς Isoc. 3.7. IV. later, image of a god, idol, LXX 4 Ki. 17.12, 1 Ep.Cor. 12.2, OGI 201.8 (Silco, vi A.D.), etc. V. εἴ. οὐράνια constellations, A.R. 3.1004, cf. Max. 56.
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