ἐπίφθονος

epiphthonos

liable to envy

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Apology 1
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37d2
Laches 1
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184c1
Laws 1
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Book XII 1
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956a1
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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502d7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίφθονος, ον, A. liable to envy or jealousy, looked on with jealousy, odious, αἱ λίην ἰσχυραὶ τιμωρίαι πρὸς θεῶν ἐ. γίνονται Hdt. 4.205 ; γνώμη πρὸς ἀνθρώπων ἐ. Id. 7.139 ; μηδʼ..ἐ. πόρον τίθει A. Ag. 921 ; τινι by one, E. Med. 303, Supp. 893 ; εἴ τῳ θεῶν ἐ. ἐστρατεύσαμεν Th. 7.77 ; [πενία] ἥκιστα ἐ. X. Smp. 3.9 ; -ώτεραι (sc. αἱ ἐμαὶ διατριβαί) Pl. Ap. 37d, cf. R. 502d ; ἐπίφθονόν ἐστι c. inf., it is invidious, hateful to.., Ar. Eq. 1274 ; εἴ τῳ μακαρίως -ώτερον εἰπεῖν Arist. EE 1215a10 ; τὸ ἐ. envy, ἐπὶ μεγίστοις τὸ ἐ. λαμβάνειν Th. 2.64. 2. Act., bearing a grudge against, τινι A. Ag. 133 (lyr.) : abs., malignant, hostile, Id. Eu. 376 (lyr.), Sammelb. 3924.35 (i A. D.) ; τὸ δαιμόνιον..ἐ. App. Pun. 59 ; ἐ. βλέμμα Hld. 4.5. II. Adv. ἐπιφθόνως, διακεῖσθαί τινι to be liable to his hatred, Th. 1.75 ; ἐ. διαπράξασθαί τι in an invidious manner, Id. 3.82 ; ἥκιστα ἐ. with least invidiousness, X. Cyr. 7.5.37. 2. ἐ. ἔχειν πρός τινα to be at enmity with him, ib.3.3.10,8.2.28.

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