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ἐραστής

erastes

lover

Appears 120 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐραστής, οῦ, ὁ, (ἔραμαι) A. lover, prop. c. gen. pers., Ar. Eq. 732, etc. b. admirer, Pl. Men. 70b, Ly. 222a, Prt. 317c. 2. metaph., c. gen. rei, τυραννίδος Hdt. 3.53 ; τῆσδε τῆς γνώμης an adherent of.., S. OT 601 ; πολέμων E. Heracl. 377 (lyr.); παίδων eager for children, Id. Supp. 1088 ; πραγμάτων, = πολυπράγμων, Ar. Pax 191, Nu. 1459 ; τοῦ πονεῖν fond of work, Id. Pl. 254 ; λόγων, νοῦ καὶ ἐπιστήμης, Pl. Phdr. 228c, Ti. 46d ; ἐπαίνου X. Cyr. 1.5.12, cf. Plu. Cam. 25, etc.; also ἐ. περὶ τὸ καλὸν καὶ τῆς Ἀφροδίτης καλῆς οὔσης Pl. Smp. 203c : as fem., ἐρασταὶ αὐτοῦ πολλαὶ πόλεις Philostr. VS 1.25.1 ; ἐ. γυνή Luc. Philops. 15.
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