ὑγραίνω

hygraino

wet, mositen

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Timaeus 4
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Chapter ?

52d5
86d5
88d3
51b5
Republic 1
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Book I 1
Chapter ?

335d5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑγραίνω, A. wet, mositen, X. Cyn. 5.3, Pl. R. 335d; of a river, water a country, E. Tr. 226 (lyr.), Hel. 3; βλέφαρον ὑ. δάκρυσιν ib.673 (lyr.); πηγαῖς οὐχ ὑγραίνουσιν πόδας Id. Fr. 367:—Pass., of water, collect in pools, and of solids, to be liquefied, Arist. Mete. 382b28; opp. ξηραίνεσθαι, Id. PA 653b3, HA 557b11, etc.; τὸ ὑγρανθὲν [μέρος] the part which is liquefied, Pl. Ti. 51b. 2. relax the bowels, Hp. Aph. 3.17:—Pass., ib.2.20.

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