ὑποζύγιον

hypozygion

beast for the yoke, beast of draught

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 4
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Book VI 2
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760e9
761a4
Book IX 1
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873e1
Book XI 1
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936e3
Critias 1
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117b4
Republic 1
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Book II 1
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370e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑποζύγιον [ζῠ], τό, A. beast for the yoke, beast of draught or burden, Thgn. 126, Hdt. 9.39, Pl. Lg. 873e, etc.: pl., Hdt. 1.167, 3.25, 9.24,39, 41, etc.; ὑποζύγια καλούμενα πάντα ὁμοίως, βοῦς, ἡμιόνους, ἵππους X. Oec. 18.4: as Adj., ὑποζύγιαι ἡμίονοι Ar.Byz. ap. Eust. 1625.41; ὑ. ζῷα PMasp. 2 ii 3 (vi A. D.). II. later specifically an ass, LXX Za. 9.9, Ev.Matt. 21.5, 2 Ep.Pet. 2.16; ἡμίονοι καὶ ὑποζύγια PCair.Zen. 158, (iii B. C.); βοῦς ἢ ὑ. ἢ πρόβατον PPetr. 3p.56 (iii B. C.); οὖρον οἷον ὑποζυγίου Hp. Aph. 4.70.

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