ἐρεσχηλέω

erescheleo

talk lightly, to be jocular

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 1
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Book X 1
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885c5
Phaedrus 1
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236b6
Philebus 1
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53e5
Republic 1
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Book VIII 1
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545e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐρεσχηλέω (freq. with v.l. ἐρεσχελέω), used only in pres., A. talk lightly, to be jocular, παίζειν καὶ ἐ. Pl. R. 545e, cf. Lg. 885c, Luc. DMort. 16.3, etc.: c. inf., discuss jocularly whether.., Philostr. VA 2.14. II. trans., quiz, banter, τινα Pl. Phdr. 236b; τι Ath. 6.223e, etc.; tease, worry, Ael. NA 3.37, 15.22, Luc. Musc.Enc. 10: c. dat. pers., ὁ λόγος ἐ. νῷν Pl. Phlb. 53e. 2. c. acc. cogn., προφάσεις, πολέμου ἀφορμάς ἐ., find trifling excuses or occasions, App. Pun. 74, Mith. 64 ; cf. ἐρίσχηλος.

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