εὐερκής

euerkes

well-fenced, well-walled

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

760e5
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

848e2
Critias 1
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113d6

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐερκής (Cret. οὐερκής Hymn.Curet. 10), ές, (ἕρκος) A. well-fenced, well-walled, αὐλή Il. 9.472, Od. 21.389; οἶκος Pi. Pae. 4.45; ἄλσος Id. O. 13.109; πόλις A. Supp. 955; ἀκρόπολις J. AJ 15.11.4; χώρα εὐ. πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους Pl. Lg. 760e; ὑποδοχή ib.848e: Sup., -έσταται πράξεις ὡσανεὶ πόλεις Ph. 1.681; secure, θύραι δʼ εὐερκέες εἰσί Od. 17.267 (v.l. εὐεργέες). Adv. -κῶς Plu. 2.503c. 2. girding in, surrounding, of nets, Opp. H. 4.655.

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