ἐκμαγεῖον

ekmageion

napkin

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Theaetetus 5
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191c9
194d6
194e6
196a3
196b5
Laws 4
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Book VII 4
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800e8
801d7
800b6
800b7
Timaeus 2
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50c2
72c5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκμαγεῖον, τό, (ἐκμάσσω) A. napkin, Pl. Ti. 72c, Meyer Ostr. 62.5 (ii B.C.). 2. that which wipes off, gets rid of, αἵματος μέλανος, of the spleen, Aret. SD 1.15; rough towel, Archig. ap. Gal. 12.621, Paul.Aeg. 1.57. II. that on or in which an impression is made, κήρινον ἐ. lump of wax, Pl. Tht. 191c, cf. 196a; of matter (φύσις) as a recipient of impressions, Id. Ti. 50c, Arist. Metaph. 988a1; [σῶμα] ἐ. αὐτῆς τῆς γενέσεως Ocell. 2.3. 2. impress, mould, Pl. Tht. 194d, 194e, Ph. 1.279: metaph., ἐκμαγεῖον πέτρης impress of the rocks, of a fisherman who is always wandering over them, AP 6.193 (Flacc.). 3. model, Pl. Lg. 800b, 801d; μηχανῆς Procop. Aed. 2.3.

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