ἔφημαι

ephemai

to be seated on, sit on

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book I 1
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631a6
Book XI 1
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929a6
Republic 1
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Book VIII 1
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558a1
Statesman 1
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283b8
Timaeus 1
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44b2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἔφημαι, pf. Pass. used as a pres., (cf. ἧμαι) A. to be seated on, sit on, κληΐδεσσιν ἐφήμενοι Od. 12.215; [θρόνῳ] 6.309; πύλῃσιν Nic. Al. 507: c. gen., πόντου θινὸς ἐφήμενος S. Ph. 1124, cf. Lyc. 367; to be seated at or in, δόμοις, τάφῳ, A. Ag. 1217, Ch. 501: c.acc., βρέτας ἐφήμενος Id. Eu. 409; τάφον Id. Fr. 157 (ἐφιμένη cod. Hsch.): βωμία ἐφημένη, = βωμῷ ἐ., E. Supp. 93. II. act as assessor (cf. ἔφεδρος, Παλλὰς οἴ τʼ ἐφήμενοι A. Eu. 629. III. ἐπήμενοι dub. sens. (or from έφίημι?) in Alc. Supp. 4.14.

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