γαργαλισμός

gargalismos

tickling

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Phaedrus 1
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253e6
Philebus 1
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46d9
Symposium 1
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189a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

γαργαλισμός, ὁ, A. tickling (γέλως διὰ κινήσεως τοῦ μορίου τοῦ περὶ τὴν μασχάλην Arist. PA 673a8), Hp. Alim. 26, Pl. Smp. 189a (pl.), Phdr. 253e, Epicur. Fr. 412 (pl.); ἐν τῷ σώματι διέδραμε γ. Hegesipp. 1.16; ἡδονὴ γαργαλισμοῦ ἐφίεται Ph. 1.118, cf. 212 (pl.), Plu. 2.765c: γάργαλος, ὁ (more Att. acc. to Moer., cf. Ar. Th. 133), and γαργάλη, ἡ, are cited by Erot. s.v. γαργαλισμός, fr. Ar. Fr. 175 and Diph. 25.

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