ἐπίσκεψις

episkepsis

inspection, visitation

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 4
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Book V 1
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456c4
Book VI 1
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486b11
Book VII 2
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523b1
524b2
Laws 2
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Book III 1
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702d3
Book VIII 1
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849a4
Theaetetus 2
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185c1
168b6
Laches 1
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197e3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίσκεψις, εως, ἡ, A. inspection, visitation, X. Oec. 8.15; τῶν ἱερῶν Pl. Lg. 849a; τῶν ἱππέων Plu. Crass. 13; ἐν ἐπισκέψει from the observerʼs point of view (opp. ἐν ὑποκειμένοις), Alex. Philalethes ap.Gal. 8.726; visiting of the sick, Plb. 5.56.8, Gal. Libr.Propr. 1. 2. investigation, inquiry, Hp. Prorrh. 2.4, etc.; ἡ ἐ. ἦν, εἰ . . Pl. R. 456c: pl., Phld. Oec.p.71J. 3. numbering, census, LXXNu. 1.21,al.

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