εἱργμός

heirgmos

cage, prison

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Phaedo 2
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Chapter ?

82e3
82e5
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

495d2

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἱργμός, later εἰργμός, ὁ, (εἴργω) A. cage, prison, Pl. R. 495d, Phd. 82e. 2. imprisonment, J. AJ 18.1.3, Plu. 2.84f: pl., Mitteis Chr. 71.10 (iv A. D.); εἱργμοὶ καὶ δεσμοί, of a snakeʼs coils, Ael. NA 17.37; εἱργμοῦ γραφή action for malicious imprisonment, Poll. 6.154.

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