ἐπήβολος

epebolos

having reached, achieved

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book II 1
Chapter ?

666d11
Book IV 1
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724b3
Euthydemus 1
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289c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπήβολος (Aeol. ἐπάβ- dub. in Sapph. Supp. 10.2), ον, A. having reached, achieved, or gained a thing, c. gen., οὐ νηὸς ἐ. οὐδʼ ἐρετάων γίγνομαι Od. 2.319; τούτων ἐ. Hdt. 9.94; ἱματίου ἐ. γενέσθαι PSI 4.418.22 (iii B.C.); τούτων τῶν θεῶν ἐ. in possession of . ., Hdt. 8.111; τερπνῆς . . τῆσδʼ ἐ. νόσου A. Ag. 542; ἐ. φρενῶν, Lat. compos mentis, Id. Pr. 444, S. Ant. 492; ἐπιστήμης, παιδείας ἐ., Pl. Euthd. 289b, Lg. 724b, cf. Hp. Lex 2; μήτε πόλεως μήτε πολιτείας Hyp. Fr. 78; μεγάλων καὶ καλῶν Arist. EN 1101a13; νόος οἰκωφελίας αἷσιν ἐπάβολος whose mind is skilled in housewifery, Theoc. 28.2; τῶν ὄντων ἐ. γενόμενος having become acquainted with the true facts, Hld. 10.20: c. inf., most dexterous at . ., κλέψαι -ώτατος Plu. Arat. 10. 2. pertaining to, befitting, κλήροισιν ἐ. belonging to our fields, Nic. Al. 232; πάντεσσιν ἐ. ἥνδανε μῆτις A.R. 4.1380. II. Pass., to be reached or won, ἐπήβολος ἅρματι νύσσα Id. 3.1272. (ἐφήβολος CIG (add.)4303a20 (Myra).)

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