ἐμπλέκω

empleko

plait

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book II 1
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669d3
Book VII 2
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814e6
823a4
Phaedrus 1
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244c2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμπλέκω, Ep. ἐνιπλέκω, pf. ἐμπέπλεχα Hp. Oss. 17, ἐμπέπλεκα Call. Iamb. 1.352, v.l. in Hp.l.c.: fut. Pass. ἐμπλᾰκήσομαι LXXPr. 28.18:—Α. plait or weave in, entwine, χεῖρα ἐ. entwine oneʼs hand in anotherʼs clothes, so as to hold him, E. Or. 262; εἰς ἀρκυστάταν μηχανὰν ἐμπλέκειν παῖδα ib. 1421 (lyr.); τῇ καλλίστῃ τέχνῃ τοὔνομα ἐ. connect the name with . ., Pl. Phdr. 244c; ποιηταὶ τοιαῦτα ἐμπλέκοντες καὶ συγκυκῶντες Id. Lg. 669d; ἐ. τὴν ἡδονὴν εἰς τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν Arist. EN 1153b15; ποίῃ ἐνιπλέξω σε (sc. ἀοιδῇ); Call. Del. 29; ἐ. τινὰ εἰς φιλίαν τινός Plb. 27.7.11 :—Pass., to be entangled in a thing, πλεκταῖσιν αἰώραισιν ἐμπεπλεγμένην S. OT 1264; ἡνίαισιν ἐμπλακείς E. Hipp. 1236; ἐν δεσμοῖσιν ἐμπεπλεγμένη Ar. Th. 1032; εἰς δίκτυον ἄτης ἐμπλεχθήσεσθε A. Pr. 1079: metaph., to be involved, ἐν πόνοις, ἐν κακοῖς ἐμπλακῆναι, Pl. Lg. 814e, Isoc. 8.112; εἰς ἀσχολίας βαθυτέρας τῶν ἐγκυκλίων Epicur. Ep. 1p.35U.; εἰς τὰ κατὰ τὴν Σικελίαν Plb. 1.17.3; form a connexion with, ἔθνει Id. 24.6.1; γυναικὶ ἐμπλακείς D.S. 19.2; εἴς τινα Vett. Val.118.4; of troops, to be incorporated with hoplites, Ascl. Tact. 6.1; but also ἐμπλεκέντες τινί having had a scuffle with . ., PTeb. 39.17 (ii B.C.). 2. metaph., weave by subtle art, ἐ. αἰνίγματα A. Pr. 610; ἐ. πλοκάς E. IA 936.

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