ἐνθουσιάζω

enthousiazo

to be inspired

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Ion 3
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533e5
535c2
536b3
Apology 1
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22c1
Meno 1
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99d3
Phaedrus 1
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249d2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐνθουσιάζω, in Trag. always ἐνθουσιάω (also in Ph., 1.148, al.); in Pl. both forms occur (v. infr.):—A. to be inspired or possessed by a god, to be in ecstasy, ἐνθουσιᾷ δὴ δῶμα A. Fr. 58; ὥσπερ ἐνθουσιῶν X. Cyr. 1.4.8; ἡ ψυχὴ . . ἐνθουσιάζουσα Pl. Ion 535c, cf. 536b; ἐνθουσιάζοντες Id. Ap. 22c; ἐνθουσιῶντες Id. Phdr. 253a; ἐνθουσιάσας Id. Tht. 180c; ὑπὸ τῶν Νυμφῶν . . ἐνθουσιάσω Id. Phdr. 241e; ὑφʼ ἡδονῆς ἐνθουσιᾷ Id. Phlb. 15e; ἐνθουσιάσαι ποιεῖν τοὺς ἀκροατάς Arist. Rh. 1408b14: c. dat., ἐνθουσιᾷς τοῖς σαυτοῦ κακοῖς E. Tr. 1284; ταῖς φωναῖς -άζοντες Phld. Lib.p.4 O.; περὶ φιλοσοφίαν Plu. Cat.Ma. 22; εἴς τι Ael. NA 4.31; πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν Jul. Or. 4.136b. II. c. acc., inspire, ἔρωτας ἐνεθουσίασε θεοῖς Herm. ap. Stob. 1.49.44 codd.

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