ἐπιείκεια

epieikeia

reasonableness

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book V 2
Chapter ?

736e1
735a2
Letters 1
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Chapter ?

325b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιείκεια, ἡ, A. reasonableness, ἔχει τινὰ οὗτος ὁ λόγος ἐπιείκειαν Hp. Fract. 31. 2. equity, opp. strict law, Arist. Top. 141a16, etc.; κατʼ ἐπιείκειαν, opp. κατὰ τοὺς ὅρκους, Isoc. 18.34; ἄκαμπτον εἰς ἐ. Plu. Cat.Mi. 4. 3. of persons, reasonableness, fairness, Th. 3.40, 48, 5.86, Pl. Lg. 735a, etc.; ἐ. καὶ πρᾳότης Plu. Per. 39, cf.2 Ep.Cor. 10.1; also, goodness, virtuousness, Lys. 16.11, D. 21.207, Arist. EN 1175b24: pl., joined with χάριτες, Isoc. 4.63, cf. 15.149. II. personified, Clemency, Plu. Caes. 57.

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