γαλήνη

galene

stillness of the sea, calm

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book VII 1
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791a3
Book XI 1
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919a4
Phaedo 1
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84a7
Statesman 1
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273a6
Symposium 1
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197c5
Theaetetus 1
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153c6
Timaeus 1
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44b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

γαλήνη, ἡ, A. stillness of the sea, calm (γ. μὲν ἐν θαλάσσῃ νηνεμία δʼ ἐν ἀέρι Arist. Top. 108b25, but cf. Od. 5.452, 12.168), Hom. only in Od., λευκὴ δʼ ἦν ἀμφὶ γαλήνη 10.94; οἱ δʼ ἐλόωσι γαλήνην will sail the calm sea, 7.319; stillness of deep waters, Coluth. 360; νηνεμίας τε καὶ γ. Pl. Tht. 153c; ἐν ταῖς γ. καὶ εὐδίαις Arist. HA 533b30: metaph. of the mind, calmness, serenity, φρόνημα νηνέμου γαλάνας A. Ag. 740 (lyr.); ἐν γαλήνῃ in calm, quiet, S. El. 899; γ. ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ Pl. Lg. 791a. II. lead sulphide, galena, Plin. HN 33.95, 34.159. III. name of an antidote, Androm. ap. Gal. 14.32. (Aeol.γελήνη (sic) acc. to Jo.Gramm.Comp. 3.1; perh. akin to γελάω.)

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