ἔλεος

eleos

pity, mercy, compassion

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book VII 2
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539a7
539a8
Book X 1
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606c5
Laws 1
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Book XI 1
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926e4
Letters 1
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356b3
Phaedo 1
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58e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔλεος, ὁ, A. pity, mercy, compassion, Il. 24.44, etc.: also in pl., Pl. R. 6c6c, D. 25.83; μʼ ἔ. τινος ἐσῆλθε pity for . ., E. IA 491; ἔλεον ποιήσασθαι ἐπί τινι D. 24.111; ἐλέου τυχεῖν παρά τινος Antipho 1.27:—later ἔλεος, τό, Plb. 1.88.2, LXX Ge. 19.19, etc.:pl., ἐλέη, τά, ib.Ps. 16(17).7; ἐ. ποιεῖν μετά τινος ib.Ge. 24.12, al. (but masc. is also found, ib.Ps. 83 (84).12, Plb. 33.11.3, Agatharch. 83, Phld. Rh. 1.65 S., Ep.Jac. 2.13, etc.). II. personified. worshipped at Athens, Sch.S. OC 260; at Epidaurus, IG 4.1282; Ἔ. ἐπιεικὴς θεός Timocl. 31. III. object of compassion, piteous thing, E. Or. 832.

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