αἱρετής

hairetes

searcher of archives

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Cratylus 1
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Chapter ?

415d4
Laws 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

759b5
Philebus 1
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22b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

αἱρετής, ὁ, (αἱρέω) A. searcher of archives, αἱ. ἡγεμονικῆς βιβλιοθήκης POxy. 1654.7 (ii A. D.). II. (αἱρέομαι) one who chooses, ἀγαθῶν Vett.Val. 55.17. 2. Astrol., = αἱρετιστής 4, Sch.Ptol. Tetr. 96.

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