ἔκδοσις

ekdosis

giving up, surrendering

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Statesman 2
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Chapter ?

310e11
310b3
Laws 1
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Book XI 1
Chapter ?

924d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔκδοσις, εως, ἡ, Arc. ἔσδοσις IG 5(2).6.16 :—A. giving up, surrendering, ἱκετέων Hdt. 1.159; ὁμηρειῶν ἐκδόσεις εἰς ἀλλήλους Pl. Plt. 310e. 2. giving in marriage, dowering, ἔ. ποιεῖσθαι τῶν θυγατέρων Id. Lg. 924d, cf. Arist. Pol. 13352 22 ; τὰς ἐ. τῶν γυναικῶν D. 44.66. 3. letting, hiring, or farming out, PPetr. 3p.148 (iii B.C.) ; τὰς ἐ. ἀγοράζειν παρὰ τῶν τιμητῶν Plb. 6.17.4 ; τὰς ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι IG 7.303.27 (Orop.) ; ἐ. ἱερῶν ἔργων Plu. Cat. Ma. 19, cf. IG 5(2).l.c. 4. lending money on ships or exported goods, bottomry, D. 27.11, 29.35. 5. publication of a book, D.H. Amm. 1.10, Ael. Tact.Praef. 4 : in concrete sense, a ‘publication’, treatise, A.D. Synt. 3.4, 313.6, Iamb. VP 23.104. b. edition, of an authorʼs work, Ἀριστοφάνειος Heph.Poëm.p.74C., cf. A.D. Pron. 89.22, etc. c. translation, J. AJ 12.2.4 (dub.). II. bursting forth, πηγῶν Philostr. Im. 2.17 ; delivery, ἐμβρύου Sor. 1.71. 2. motions of the bowels, Archig. ap. Aët. 6.27.

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