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ἐπιτήδευμα

epitedeuma

pursuit, business, custom

Appears 144 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπιτήδευμα, Cret. ἐπιτάδουμα (SIG 721.12 (Delos (decree of Cnossus), ii B.C.)), ατος, τό, A. pursuit, business, custom, τὰ ἐ. τῆς χώρας Th. 1.138, cf. 6.15 ; μάθημα ἢ ἐ. Pl. La. 180a ; πρὸς τίνα τέχνην ἢ τί ἐ. ; Id. R. 455a, cf. Euthd. 275b ; ἀρετὴ κάλλιστον τῶν ἐ. Isoc. 10.54 ; τὰ καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐ. everyday habits, Th. 2.37, cf. Antipho 3.2.10, etc.; ἐ. πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἄλογον καὶ ἐς τὰ ἡμέτερα ἀξύμφορον Th. 1.32 ; ἐπιτηδεύματα ἀρετῆς, καπηλείας, practice of.., Pl. Lg. 711b,918a. 2. habit of life, Hp. Epid. 1.23 : pl., ways of living, Pl. Phdr. 233d, Lg. 793d.
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