εὐήθεια

euetheia

goodness of heart, guilelessness

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Phaedrus 3
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242e5
275c7
275b8
Republic 3
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Book I 1
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348c12
Book III 2
Chapter ?

400e1
400e2
Laws 1
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Book III 1
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679c3
Statesman 1
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309e8
Timaeus 1
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91e1

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐήθεια, poet. also εὐηθία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. goodness of heart, guilelessness, generally in ironical sense, πάνυ γενναίαν εὐ. Pl. R. 348c, cf. D. 24.52, Com.Adesp. 773; δἰ εὐηθίην by his good nature, Hdt. 3.139. 2. in bad sense, simplicity, silliness, ἐς τοσοῦτο εὐηθίης ἀνήκει τοῦτο Id. 7.16.γ, cf. 1.60; κουφόνους εὐηθία A. Pr. 385; ἀνωφελὴς εὐηθίᾳ . . γυνή E. Hipp. 639; πολλῆς -είας, ὅστις οἴεται Th. 3.45; -ειάν τινος καταγιγνώσκειν Lys. 26.2.

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