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ἑκούσιος

hekousios

voluntary

Appears 60 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἑκούσιος, α, ον S. Tr. 727,1123, etc.; also ος, ον Id. Ph. 1318, E. Supp. 151, Antipho 2.2.3, Th. 6.44, etc.: (ἑκών):—of actions, A. voluntary, πόνοι Democr. 240 ; βλάβαι S. Ph.l.c.; φυγή E.l.c.; ἁμάρτημα Antipho 5.92, etc.; συμβόλαια Pl. R. 556b; πράξεις ib.603c, al.; ἀδικήματα Id. Lg. 860e, al., etc.; γυμνασιαρχία undertaken voluntarily, POxy. 473.3 (ii A.D.); τὰ ἑ. voluntary acts, opp. τὰ ἀκούσια, IG 1.1, X. Mem. 2.1.18, Arist. EN 1109b31. 2. rarely of persons, willing, acting of free will, ἥμαρτεν οὐχ ἑκουσία S. Tr. 1123 ; ἑ. ἀποθανεῖν Th. 1.138. II. Adv. -ίως E. Tr. 1037, etc.; also ἑκουσίῳ τρόπῳ Id. Med. 751 ; ἐξ ἑκουσίας (sc. γνώμης) S. Tr. 727 ; καθʼ ἑκουσίαν Th. 8.27.
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