ἐπεικάζω

epeikazo

surmise, guess

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 1
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Book XII 1
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957a7
Letters 1
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311e2
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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489d7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπεικάζω, A. surmise, guess, ἦ καὶ δάμαρτα τήνδʼ ἐπεικάζων κυρῶ κείνου; am I right in surmising that she is his wife? S. El. 663; τάσδʼ ἐπεικάσας τύχω χοὰς φερούσας; A. Ch. 14, cf. 567; ὡς ἐπεικάσαι πάθη πάρεστι as one may read the riddle of their fates, ib.976; ὡς ἐπεικάσαι as far as one may guess, Hdt. 9.32; ὅσʼ ἐπεικάσαι (Bothe for ὡς) S. OC 152 (lyr.); ὥς γʼ ἐπεικάζειν ἐμέ Id. Tr. 1220.

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