ὁλκός

holkos

drawing to oneself, attractive

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book VII 3
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521d3
524e1
527b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὁλκός, ή, όν, A. drawing to oneself, attractive, θερμόν τε καὶ ὁ. Arist. Pr. 931a25 ; μάθημα ψυχῆς ὁλκὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ γιγνομένου ἐπὶ τὸ ὄν Pl. R. 521d ; ὁλκὸν . . ψυχῆς πρὸς ἀλήθειαν ib.527b ; ὁλκοτέρας τὰς ῥίζας ποιεῖν Thphr. CP 3.17.3 (ἑλκοτέρας cod. A: ἑλκτικωτέρας Wimmer). II. trailing, ὁλκὰ βαίνων Hld. 10.30. Adv. Comp. -ότερον slowly, Id. 3.5. III. possible, ὁλκά· δυνατά, Hsch. IV. Pass., liable to be attracted, having a propensity, ὁ. διάνοιαι παρθένων πρὸς ἀρετήν Ph. 2.229.

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