κακόω

kakoo

maltreat, distress

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book XI 5
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928c7
932c4
932d1
932d4
932d4
Menexenus 1
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248c2
Republic 1
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Book II 1
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380a4
Statesman 1
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301d3

Dictionary (LSJ)

κακόω, A. maltreat, distress, in Hom. always of persons, κεκακωμένοι ἐν Πύλῳ ἦμεν, ἐλθὼν γάρ ῥʼ ἐκάκωσε βίη Ἡρακληείη Il. 11.689; μηδὲ . . κάκου κεκακωμένον afflict not the afflicted, Od. 4.754; ἠμὲν κυδῆναι . . βροτὸν ἠδὲ κακῶσαι 16.212, cf. 20.99; ὅσοι παθόντες εὖ κακοῦσί μʼ ἐκδίκως A. Pr. 976; κ. [θεὸς] δῶμα Id. Fr. 156; κ. τοὺς ἀναιτίους E. HF 1162; τοὺς Ἀθηναίους Th. 8.32; τὸν δῆμον Lys. 13.91; ἑαυτούς Pl. Mx. 248c:—in Pass., to be in ill plight, be distressed, κεκακωμένος ἅλμῃ befouled with brine, Od. 6.137 (v. supr.): generally, Hdt. 1.170, al., A. Pers. 728 (troch.), S. OC 261, And. 2.16, Th. 4.25; πρὸς θεῶν κακοῦται E. Hel. 268; ἐκάκωτο ὑπὸ τῆς πορείας X. An. 4.5.35; ἐκ πυρετοῖο AP 11.382.1 (Agath.). 2. of things, spoil, ruin, τὰ κοινά Hdt. 3.82; τὸ ναυτικόν Th. 8.78; of the air, injure a plant, Thphr. CP 2.11.2; τὰ κακούμενα τῆς χώρας Aen.Tact. 15.1: Astrol., render unpropitious, Vett. Val.70.22 (Pass.): physically, injure, paralyse, τὰς ἀρχὰς τῶν νεύρων Gal. 2.690:—Pass., κακοῦται πᾶν τὸ σκέλος deteriorates, Hp. Art. 58.

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