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ἐνοικέω

enoikeo

dwell in

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐνοικέω, A. dwell in, c. dat. loci, Θήβαις E. HF 1282, etc.; χώρα καλὴ ὥστε ἐ. X. An. 5.6.25; κατὰ στέγην E. Alc. 1051; ἐνταῦθα Ar. Nu. 95: abs., οὔ τι γὰρ κεκτήμεθʼ . . αὐτό (sc. τὸ σῶμα) , πλὴν ἐνοικῆσαι βίον . . we possess it not, save to dwell in during life, E. Supp. 535, cf. Leg.Gort. 4.34, IG 12(5).568,1100 (Ceos, V B.C.); [Θυρέαν] ἔδοσαν ἐνοικεῖν dwell in, Th. 4.56, cf. Hdt. 2.178. 2. to be present at, συνελεύσει PMasp. 3.10 (vi A. D.). 3. metaph., dwell upon, ‘be at home in’, ἐν τοῖς φυσικοῖς Arist. GC 316a6; τοῖς συγγράμμασιν Clearch. 45. II. c. acc., inhabit, Th. 1.18, S. OC 1533, etc.: abs., οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες the inhabitants, Hdt. 2.66, cf. 1.4, Th. 1.91, Arist. Pol. 1330b8.
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