εὐνοῦχος

eunouchos

castrated person, eunuch

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book III 2
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695a7
695b7
Alcibiades I 1
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121d4
Letters 1
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332b1
Protagoras 1
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314c8
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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479c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐνοῦχος, ὁ, (εὐνή, ἔχω) A. castrated person, eunuch, employed to take charge of the women and act as chamberlain (whence the name, ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν ἔχων), Hdt. 3.130, al., Ar. Ach. 117, X. Cyr. 7.5.60, etc. 2. of animals, Philostr. Her. 1.3, Sch.Par.A.R. 1.585. 3. of dates, without stones, Arist. Fr. 267:—Pythag. name for θρίδαξ, Lycus ap. Ath. 2.69e. II. as Adj., watching the bed, sleepless, λαμπάδες εὐνούχοισιν ὄμμασιν S. Fr. 789.

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