ἔνθεος

entheos

full of the god, inspired, possessed

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Ion 4
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533e4
533e4
533e6
534b5
Phaedrus 2
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244b4
255b6
Symposium 2
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179a7
180b4
Timaeus 2
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71e4
72b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔνθεος, ον, in later Prose contr. ἔνθους Ph. 2.542, App. Hisp. 18, Aen.Gaz. Thphr.p.12 B.:—A. full of the god, inspired, possessed, ἔ. γυναῖκες, of the Bacchantes, S. Ant. 964 (lyr.); ἔ. Ἄρει possessed by him, A. Th. 497; ἐκ Πανός E. Hipp. 141; ὑπὸ τοῦ ἔρωτος X. Smp. 1.10: c. gen. rei, τέχνης νιν Ζεὺς ἔνθεον κτίσας φρένα A. Eu. 17; also ἔ. πρὸς ἀρετήν inspired with a love for it, Pl. Smp. 179a: Sup. -ωτάτη, φύσις, of Homer, Max. Tyr.32.4. II. of divine frenzy, inspired by the god, τέχναι A. Ag. 1209; μαντική Pl. Phdr. 244b; μαντεῖαι Id. Ti. 72b; ἔνθεον ἡ ποίησις Arist. Rh. 1408b19; ἔ. φιλία Plu. 2.752c; τὰ ἔ. frenzied rites, prob. in Herod. 8.70. Adv. ἐνθέως Men. Mon. 229, App. Hisp. 26, Jul. Or. 7.215b, Iamb. VP 32.216.

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